THE BAR CHART DELINEATES THE PROPORTION OF FEMALE AND MALE AGED 60-64 IN EMPLOYMENT IN FOUR COUNTRIES,SUCH AS AUSTALIA ,JAPAN, THE USA AND BEIGIUM BETWEEN 1970 AND 2000.
LOOKING FROM AN OVERALL PERSPECTIVE, IT IS READILY APPARENT THAT THE PERSENTAGE OF EMPLOYMENT MEN IN THIS ALL AGE GROUP DECLINED IN ALL FOUR COUNTRIES OVER THE TIME PERIOD.HOWEVER BEIGIUM AND AUSTRALIA EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT DROP RATHER THAN OTHER COUNTRIES.
IN 1970,PROPORTION OF MEN EMPLOYMENT IN AUSTRALIA MADE UP 74%, AFTER 30 YEARS THERE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASE TO 47%. IN 1970 JAPAN MAINTAINED THE HIGHEST PROPOTION OF WORKING MEN IN THIS AGE GROUP AT AROUND 84 PERCENT, ALTHOUGH IT DECLINED TO 76%, IN 2000.
IN 1970,THE USA’S AND BEIGIUM’S PERSENTAGE OF EMPLOYMENT OF MANS COMPRISED OF 73PER CENT AND 79 PER CENT, RESPECTIVELY.WHEREAS IN 2000, THE USA AND BEIGUIM EXPERIENCED DECREASE TO 55% AND 19%, RESPECTIVELY