The provided line chart demonstrates changes in the share of joblessness in three different countries namely Spain, German, and Italy from 1991 to 2005. The given table illustrates the proportion of men and women joining the labor force in three mentioned countries in the year 1991.
Overall, according to the line graph, the data for Germany underwent a noticeable increase in the percentage of unemployment, while the contrasting trend can be seen in the figure for Spain. In terms of the given table, the total proportion of men of three examined participating in the job market was significantly higher than that of women, with the figure for Spain being consistently the lowest for both sexes.
Germany’s unemployment rate started at the lowest positions at about 13% in 1991, after which it experienced a 10-year period fluctuation before soaring and hitting a peak of 11% in 2005. Conversely, the figure for Spain ranked at the first place in 1991, then it increased and witnessed a level off at precisely 18% in from 1993 to 1995, before plunging to exactly 8%, ranking third instead of its originally highest position. Meanwhile, the data for Italy gradually increased from 8% in 1991 to 12% in 1999, but later decreased moderately and recovered to its initial level in 2005.
Concerning employment rates of men and women, the male employment rate in Italy had a higher employment participation than that of other countries, while the opposite was true for German females. Furthermore, 76.5% employees in Germany were men, comparatively doubling the women employment rate in Italy. Regarding Spain’s rate, the figures for men and women were by far the lowest at 66.2% and 32.3% respectively.