The bar chart shows the percentage of part-time employees in the four countries of the United Kingdom – namely, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales -from 1980 to 2010.
Overall, there were slight fluctuations in the percentage of part-time workers from almost all countries except the Wales. It is also notable that the Wales had the highest percentage of part-time employees working there, while the lowest figures were recorded for Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Turning to the specifics, in 1980, Wales had about 32% of people worked part-time and this figure rose to well over 30% by 2010, a dominant figure in the chart. The percentage of non-full-time workers from England ranked second in this category, at roughly 25% in 1980 and rises to about 30% by 2010. Moreover, Wales experienced a very high rate of employees working a part time job compared to England.
On the other hand, the most dramatic difference was in Scotland, which had only 10% of the workforce working part-time in 1980, however Northern Ireland people who worked part-time reached 15% same period. There was also a slight disparity in the figures for the Scotland and Northern Ireland, with the former accounting for a slightly higher number at around 20% and the latter having the lowest percentage of part-time workers at 13%.