The pie charts illustrate the percentage of male and female employees who work full-time and part-time, as well as the number of males and females who work in each time, in the UK, in the years 1998 and 2012. Units are measured in percentages and thousands.
Overall, in both 1998 and 2012, men who worked full-time made up nearly half of the pie chart, despite the fact that it faced a moderate decrease. However, in both years, men who worked part-time represented the smallest proportion of the pie chart, although it experienced a negligible rise. In addition, the category of women who work part-time had a slight fall, whereas, the proportion of women who work full-time improved relatively.
The percentage of men who work full time accounted for 52.6% in 1998 and 46.6% in 2012. Furthermore, there was a marginal downward trend for women working part-time from 22.1% in 1998 to 20.2% in 2012.
The proportion of men who work part-time was 6.5% in 1998 and 7.2% in 2012, which is a gradual rise. Moreover, the percentage of women working full-time surge continuously from 18.8% to 26% during 1998 and 2012.
