The line graph illustrates the percentage of laborers in three economic categories in the United Kingdom over a decade, starting in 2000.
Overall, it can be seen that there was a downward trend in the proportion of workmen working in private workplaces, while both the rates of self-employed and public laborers showed a rise over the period shown.
In 2000, the rate of people who led their own businesses started at around 18%. Following this, there was a fluctuation until 2005, reaching only 20%. Next, the figure continued growing gradually and peaked at 30% in 2009, and then it leveled out at the same figure. If we look at the private sector, the rate of employment began at around 48%, which was the largest rate among these three categories. Subsequently, the labor force decreased steadily compared to the other sectors. At the end of the period, this figure plunged to 20% of the UK’s population.
The rate of government workers started at approximately 38%, which stood in second place in 2000. The public sector remained stable until 2002; after that, there was sudden growth, up to around 49% in 2005. A fluctuation was followed by this, and finally the figure increased to over 51%, which was the most significant rate over the period shown.