The given line graph illustrates the changes in the proportion of female workers and workers aged 50 or above in the UK workforce over a period of 48 years from 1971 to 2019.
Overall, the percentage of women in the UK workforce has steadily increased from 37% in 1971 to 47% in 2019. Likewise, the proportion of workers aged 50 or above has shot up as well, climbing from 21% in 1990 to 32% in 2019.
Based on the graph, it is evident that the proportion of female workers in the workforce has depicted a continual growth from 37% in 1971 to approximately 45% in 1990. However, after 1990, the growth became steady reaching upto 47% in 2019. Conversely, the workers aged 50 or above entering the UK workforce started at 21% in 1990 shooting upto 32% in 2019.
In conclusion, the percentage of female workers surpassed the workers aged 50 or above over a period of 48 years, rising by 10 percent. On the other hand, workers aged 50 or above rose by approximately 11 percent over a period of 29 years.
