The table compares men and women across four types of employment in a particular town in 1990, 2000 and 2010.
Overall, regarding men, manufacturing was the highest employment industry, though it was surpassed by retail, which remained the same over the timeframe. Similarly, the percentage of men working in tourism decreased before stabilizing. Health, in contrast, was the only sector to experience an increase. As for their counterparts, most categories increased over the period, except for manufacturing, which rose before declining.
At the outset in 1990, manufacturing was a clear front-runner, at 30%, and this figure halved by 2000 before dropping to 10% in 2010. A similar, though less pronounced, decline was evident in tourism, which stood at 13% and registered a dip to 10% in 2000 and remained unchanged for the rest of the period. Retail, on the other hand, accounted for 13% and remained the same, eventually exceeding manufacturing. Health occupied a mere 7% and only began increasing after 2000, ending the period at 9%. Notably, health industry had the lowest figures over the span.
Examining the data about women, tourism was unequivocally dominant in 1990, at 23% and grew further to reach 27%, consolidating its position. Health was the second highest, at 9% and climbed to 15% by 2010. Meanwhile, retail and manufacturing accounted for the similar shares of 7% at the beginning, however, while the former rose to 9%, the latter fell to 3% by the end of the period.