The provided bar chart illustrates the part-time workers in each country of the UK such as England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales in 1980 and 2010. The data have been measured in percentages.
Overall, it is evident that the proportion of part-time workers was the highest in each country in 2010, except Northern Ireland. However, the lowest part-time workers were in Scotland.
By 1980, the highest part-time workers proportion had accounted for approximately 32% in Wales. The figure decreased slightly and reached around 25% in England. Furthermore, the rates of part-time workers declined continuously throughout the time and stood at nearly 15 % and 10% in Northern Ireland and Scotland, respectively.
In 2010, Wales had the highest figure of part-time workers, at around 35%, followed by England with roughly 30%. In addition, Scotland also increased noticeably to about 20%. In contrast, Northern Ireland recorded at the lowest figure in 2010, at just over 10%.