The table below juxtaposes the employment rates of ten sectors of the economy across three surveyed age brackets: 18-25, 25-40, and 40-65.
What is most striking when looking at the table is that no particular sector is predominant across all age groups, whereas the most proportionate distribution can be seen in law. It is also worth noting that there are consistently few accountants in all age cohorts.
Focusing first on the youngest group (18-25), the main youth concentration is readily apparent in the retail sector, with 23% occupying this job. To a smaller extent, 21% is the employment proportion of other sectors for those who are aged 18-25. Both the manufacturing and health sectors share the same participation rates, with respective figures being 12% each. As for the remaining, these sectors range from a modest 3% (accountancy) to 9%(education), indicating less appeal to the young generation.
Turning to the 25-40 age cohorts, an impressive 18% is shown in the employment rates of other sectors. Once again, manufacturing is analogous to the health sector in engagement rates, with 15% each, altogether making up a third in the 25-40 age group. Similarly, 12% is also the proportion of local government and education alike. The rest of the table displays a negligible proportion, with the lowest being 2% in accountancy and the highest being catering at 8%.
Finally, in the 40-65 age cohorts, the manufacturing sector takes the lion’s share among others, with 23% falling into the 40-65 age bracket. Distantly followed is local government, which is attractive to 18% workers in the same age group. Health and education share the same employment rates at 12%. Similar, but to a smaller extent, is that of agriculture and other sectors, at nearly one-tenth. The smallest segments can be seen in accountancy, law, and catering, at around a trivial 3% to 4%.