The line illustrates unemployment rates from 2001 to 2015 in 3 European countries and the table shows gender distribution in the workforce in three same nations. overall, Spain witnessed a significant drop in the percentage of unemployed people while Italy’s figures indicated a slight increase. Additionally, employed men were dominant in all three nations.
Regarding the line graph, Spain had the highest percentage of unemployment at around 15% in 2001, far exceeding the data recorder elsewhere. In the next 5 years, more and more people were jobless as the figure had gone up and reached 20% before dropping continuously to just roughly 6% in 2015, making it the country with the least unemployment rate. As for Italy, the percentage of the unemployed rose steadily from around 8% in the first given year and peaked at approximately 13% in 2009 but then saw a drop to its initial level (6%). Germany, despite starting with a lower base at 6% and being the lowest figure in the graph, had fluctuated between 6% and 10% during 13 years before surpassing the other two nations to have the highest rate of unemployment.
In terms of the table, men recorded the highest proportion in Italy at 77.1%, closely followed by Germany at 76.5%. Spain had 66.2% of men working in the country, the lowest figure in the men’s category. Compared to men, their women counterparts recorded a significant lower level of employment, with the dominant figure from Germany at 54.4%. Spain and Italy saw a similar pattern as just 32.3% and 37.8% of women engaging in the workforce, more than half the rate for males in the same countries.