The given line chart illustrates the labour force in Australia in five different industries from 1962 to 2012.
In general, it is obvious that there was an downward trend for the proportion of agriculture and manufacturing industries, while the reverse was true for that of services; moreover, construction and mining nearly remained stable over the period. In addition,a vast number of workers were participated in services sectors, higher than the figures for 4 others.
Initially, over 50% of workforce in Australia worked in services industry, the data then increased steadily to 75% after 40-year period and finished at about fourh-fifth in 2012. Furthermore, construction and mining sectors experienced the same pattern when they virtually stayed unchanged over the years before ending at around 10% and 2% respectively.
Turning next to remaining categories, the percentage of manufacturing industry started at over 25%, while that of agriculture began at 10% in 1962. Both statistics drop slightly to 20% and just under 10% in the first 3 decades, then they continued to decrease to the end of the period, resulting in the employment rates were just 10% and 2% in the end of the period correspondingly.