The bar charts depict the employment rates of two genders that were recorded in 1995 and 2005 across six countries. As can be seen from the graphs, the rate among male workers was higher than female counterparts in all countries.
Initially, the employment rate of male employees in Iceland was recorded at 70%, making it the country with the highest rate in this gender. This was followed by 64% for the same gender in Switzerland, which in turn exceeded New Zealander and American laborers by 11%. Noticeably, the rates of Australian and British employees were identical, proven by 65% each. At 58%, Swiss female workers led the chart when it comes to the highest number, which was around 8% to 13% higher than British and American people. Around 28% of New Zealander and Australian women had jobs.
Ten years later witnessed a considerable increase of 12% in the employment rate for Iceland’s male workers, remaining in its leading position. A growth of 12% was also seen in the figure for Swiss and Australian people while the rate for male employees in New Zealand and America only increased by 10%. The employment rate for Swiss female employees experienced moderate growth of 12%, ending up as the only country with the highest rate of 68%. The employment rate in British and American women increased from 11% to 13%, resulting in identical numbers.