The graph shows information about the amount (бо %) of workforce hired in three different sectors of the economy in the UK over a 10-year period between 2000 and 2010.
Overall, what stands out from the graph is that there were considerable upward trends in the employment rates of both public as well as self-employed sectors, while the proportion of the private sector saw a gradual fall over the period in question. Another interesting point is that the private sector had the maximum hire rate in 2000, but in 2010 the public sector overtook its place preceded by a self-employed one.
Looking at the details, as regards the public sector, employment rates remained constant at around 38 per cent in the first two years, then there was a slight rise for three years, at which point it dropped in 2006. From then onwards, the trend continued to grow steadily, finishing at approximately 50 percent in 2010. If we look at the self-employed sector, the trend started at around 18 per cent and grew negligibly by only around 2 % in the first 2 years, after that it witnessed a slight drop, increasing afterwards to about 25 per cent in 2006. There was then a gradual rise to 30 percent, after which it levelled off in the last year surveyed.
By contrast, the trend of the private sector went in a reverse direction. The figure was leading at almost 50 per cent initially. It overlapped the same level with the public sector in 2003, at 40%. Afterwards, a gradual decline was seen throughout a few years unti (від 2003 до 2007)l 2007, where it interweaved the proportion of people working for themselves and continued to decrease gradually, finishing at 20 per cent in 2010.
