The graph shows information about the annual percentages of individuals who were employed by three divisions in the UK economy from 2000 to 2010.
It can be seen from the graph that the Public sector and Self-employed sector have upward trends, even though there were fluctuations during some years. There was a considerable drop down in the employment rate in the Private sector. The most interesting point is that the rate in the Private sector was highest in 2000 but ended up lower than both Public sector and Self-employed sector in 2010.
Looking at the details, the rate of employment in the Public sector started at nearly 40% in 2000 and remained the same over the next two years. After that, it reached up to nearly 50% between 2002 and 2005. Following this, the rate fluctuated a bit between 2005 and 2007, after which it increased again to over 50% for the next three years.
The percentage of employment in the Self-employed sector is the lowest with nearly 20% in 2000. Next, it rose up to exactly 20% in 2002, but this was followed by a slight drop in 2003 and remained constant until 2004. However, it started to grow in 2005 and became approximately 30% in 2009 and remained the same until 2010.
By contrast, the rates in the Private sector are in the opposite direction compared to the other two sectors. The rate was the highest with nearly 50% in 2000, after which there was a fall to over 40% in 2002. Following this, it remained unchanged till 2003. However, the rate continued to drop and became just over 20% in 2009 and it still slightly decreased to exactly 20% in 2010.