A glance at the line graph provided reveals statistics on the changes in the percentage of people who employed in the public, private, and self-employed sectors in the UK over a decade from 2000 to 2010.
Overall, what stands out from the graph is that there were considerable upward trends in the employment rate in the public and self-employed sectors, while the percentage of people who worked in the private sector witnessed a substantial decrease over the period in question. Another interesting point is that the private sector was the most popular in 2000, but in 2010, the public sector became more prominent among employees in the UK economy.
Looking at the details, as regards the private sector, the employment rate started at somewhere in the vicinity of 50%. Following this, there was a gradual decline to approximately 20% in 2010. This meant that it had the lowest percentage of people working in the three sectors in that year.
By contrast, the employment rate of the public and self-employed went in a distinctive direction. As regards the self-employed sector, the percentage of workers started at just under 20%, which meant that it had far fewer employees than the other sectors. This was followed by a slight rise to 20% in 2002, at which point it experienced a fluctuation over the next five years. Subsequently, there was a gradual rise in the employment rate to 30% in 2010. In terms of the public sector, the trend was generally similar. Having stabilized at roughly 38% in the first couple of years, the employment rate in this sector fluctuated between 2002 and 2006. Finally, over 50 percent of the people worked in the public sector, this figure being the peak level of the employment rate during the whole period.