The provided table illustrates the data regarding the proportion of labourers working in six distinct sectors, namely – Manufacturing, Retail, Health Care, Construction, Education and Tourism, in Australia from 1989 to 2009.
Overall, it is clear that the ratio of the workforce who worked in “Manufacturing and Retail” decreased significantly, whereas those in “Health care , Construction, Education and Tourism” increased substantially.
In 1989, “Manufacturing” was at the top, with 15% workers, which was the highest among all the areas, while Tourism had only 5.5% employees, which was the lowest. Additionally, “Retail” field accounted for 9.6% workforce, followed by “Construction” (7.6%) and “Education” (6.8%).
Furthermore, the fraction of individuals working in “Manufacturing and retail” dropped markedly by 5.2% and 0.7%, respectively, in 2009. In stark disparity, the ratio of “Health Care” workers grew from 9.6% to 11.3%, and those in “Construction” surged from 7.6% to 8.3% in the second given year. Similarly, employees in “Education” and “Tourism” displayed increasing trend, they escalated to 7.5% and 7.3% ,respectively, in the later given year.