The table illustrates the distribution of employees across ten different work sectors, categorized into three distinct age brackets: 18-25, 25-40, and 40-65.
Overall, the data reveals a clear shift in employment preferences as workers age. The youngest demographic is primarily concentrated in retail and miscellaneous sectors, whereas the oldest group is most prominent in manufacturing and local government. Notably, professional fields like law and accountancy maintain consistently low participation across all age groups.
In the 18-25 age group, retail is the most significant employer with 23 individuals, a figure that drops dramatically to just 6 in the 40-65 bracket. A similar downward trend is seen in the “other” category, which falls from 21 to 9 as age increases. Conversely, manufacturing and local government show a positive correlation with age; manufacturing employment nearly doubles from 12 (youngest) to 23 (oldest), while local government figures rise from 8 to 18 over the same period.
Regarding more stable sectors, health and education provide consistent employment, generally hovering between 9 and 15 across all cohorts. In contrast, law and accountancy represent the smallest sectors, with figures stagnating at 4 or fewer throughout the table. Catering also sees a slight decline with age, starting at 6 and ending at 4 in the oldest demographic.