The graph shows data about rates of employment in three sectors of the economy, in the UK, over a decade between 2000 and 2010.
Overall, what stands out from the graph is that the number of people who worked in the private sector was the highest at the beginning of the period, but it saw considerable downward trends over a ten-year period. So, it was the lowest in 2010, while there were substantial upward trends in both the public sector and self-employed. Despite fluctuating slightly, the rate of employment in the public sector was then the highest in 2010, whereas the number of employers in the self-employed rose gradually from the lowest to the second in 2010.
If we look at details regarding the public sector, the rate began at just under 40 in 2000. Then, it leveled off for the next two years and rose marginally to around 47 between 2002 and 2004. Despite falling down to 45 in 2005, the number of workers in the public sector then recovered in 2006 and peaked at just over 50 in 2010. The number of people who worked in the self-employed began at around 20 in 2000. After that, there was a negligible increase to just over 20 in 2002. Next, having gone down slightly in 2003, the number of workers then went up steadily to 30 between 2003 and 2010.
By contrast, with respect to private sector, employment rate started at about 48 in 2000. After then, it fluctuated strikingly and dropped dramatically to around 20 over a decade between 2000 and 2010.