The bar chart illustrates the proportion of adults employed in various sectors of a country in 2003 and 2013.
Overall, the employment distribution changed noticeably between 2003 and 2013. The most significant shifts were seen in self-employment and unemployment, while business remained the dominant sector throughout the period.
In 2003, the highest proportion of people worked in business at around 45%, although this figure fell slightly to about 35% in 2013. Employment in the medical field stood at 21% in 2003 but dropped sharply to approximately 11% ten years later. By contrast, the building industry experienced growth, rising from about 11% to 22%.
On the other hand, self-employment saw a remarkable increase from 12% in 2003 to 32% in 2013. Similarly, the rate of unemployment rose significantly from 12% to 30%. Both education and training and the hotel industry also witnessed steady growth, with the hotel sector climbing from the lowest level of about 4% in 2003 to 17% in 2013.
