The line chart illustrates the percentage of unemployment in three distinct European nations from 1991 to 2005, while the table represents the proportion of male and female workers in the organization in these countries.
Overall, it can be observed that the unemployment rates decreased significantly in Spain, whereas the figure in Germany rose continuously over the years. Moreover, employement rates for male were higher compared to women in all nations.
In 1991, Spain recorded the unemployment rate at roughly 13%, before hitting a peak of 18% in 1993. Then, it remained absolutely stable in the next two years. Thereafter, it started to fall steadily until 2005, accounting for almost 10%. In contrast, the proportion of unemployment in Germany soared from 4% to 1991 to nearly 9% by 1997. There was a slight drop in the next four years. After this, the unemployment of Germany surpassed the Spain’s rate by the final year. Italy, on the other hand, commenced at 8%; however, it reached to 12% by 1997 before falling to 8% again by 2005.
The table depicts the employment figure. Male workers dominated the workforce in Germany, Italy and Spain, comprising at 76.5%, 77.1%, and 66.2% respectively. Conversely, the percentage of women employees stood at around 54% in Germany which is greater than other nations. This is followed by Italy at 37.8%, and Spain at 32.3 %.