The line graph compares the contributions of five industries to Australia’s economy from 2005 to 2009, while the pie chart illustrates the proportion of total employment categorized by sectors in 2009.
Overall, it is clear that the services sector was the highest contributor to Australia’s economy throughout the period. By contrast, agriculture had the lowest share of employment among the five sectors.
Regarding the line graph, the services industry was the leading sector, increasing gradually from approximately 45% in 2005 to a peak of 50% in 2009. The figures for both the manufacturing and agricultural sectors witnessed a marginal drop to 10% and 2% at the end of the period. In contrast, the construction sector remained relatively stable around 11%, ending the period at roughly the same level as manufacturing. Moreover, mining rose slightly from 7% to 9% in 2009.
Turning to the pie chart, the largest share of total employment was dominated by services workers, standing at 57.5%, followed by 13.1% of construction laborers. The number of manufacturing workers was higher than that of mining workers, occupying 12.9% and 10.6%, respectively. Agriculture was a minority of employment, at 5.9%.