The line graph compares the percentages of employees in Australia over the period of 35 years, starting in 1975 in different age groups among males and females.
Overall, the figures for employed men and women aged 26-34 were significantly higher compared to their younger counterparts. While female employees saw upward patterns over the given period, the reverse was true for males. Additionally, men aged 26-34 accounted for higher proportions than other categories in each year.
In 1975, over 90 % of men were employed in Australia which was considered the highest figure in the whole chart. However, the downward trend was observed during the period of 35 years in the proportion of male employees, decreasing to about 87% in 2010. The same scenario was seen in the percentage of the same gender aged 18-25. Starting at 75% in 1975, the figure underwent a constant drop, reaching to around 68% in the final year.
Focusing on the Australian female workers, quite different figures can be seen. Beginning at around 45 % and 55% in 1975, the percentages of women aged 26-34 and 18-25 experienced continuous upward patterns over the given years. The proportion of the former category saw significant increases in each year, surpassing the men aged 18-25 in 2000 and reaching to a peak of nearly 80% in the last year. Females aged 18-25 were hired more over the period, reaching to around 65% in 2010.