Band 6+: The line graph below gives information about the rates of unemployment between 1991 and 2005 in three different countries. The table shows the percentage of men and women in the workforce in the three countries. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph provides information about the percentage rate of unemployment from 1991 to 2005 in Spain, Germany, and Italy. The table indicates the employment rate between men and women in three countries in Europe.

Overall, at the beginning, Spain had the greatest percentage between the three countries but slowly decreased to the second highest rate. However, Germany had the lesser percentage at first but rose to the highest over time, and Italy was the least poor rate. In Italy, men had the highest percentage rates; lowest was Spain. German women had the highest employment rates among the three; the lowest was still Spain.

In 1991, Spain is the only country had the unemployment rate over ten percent. Between 1991 and 1995, Italy increased to 12 percent, while Spain increased and remained stable at 18 percent, and Germany increased but still could not reach ten percent. From 1997 to 1999, the only country still increasing the rate was Italy, the others starting to decrease. The next following years, Spain and Italy decreased to under ten percent, Germany increased to 11 percent.

In 1991, employment rates of women in Germany were the highest, with 54.4 percent; Italy with 37.8 percent. Italian men was the one with the higher rate, 77.1 percent, following that was German men with 76.5 percent. However, Spain both got the least rate in men and women in those years.