The table compares the employment percentage by males and females across different sectors, with the data given in the year 1993 and 2003.
Overall, manufacturing, building, IT, and farming experienced a notable change in employment trend characterised by an increase in the composition of females and decrease in that of males, while commerce and services witnessed a converse pattern. Another considerable point is that IT was most favoured by men and services were dominated by women.
Regarding men in the employment market, the proportion of men working in both IT and farming, with the initial share of 80% and three-quarters, respectively, decreased significantly by 10%, reflecting the greatest decline of male throughout. Moreover, manufacturing and building experienced a weaker drop by respective figures of 3% and 8%, finishing at slightly over a half and 60%. By contrast, the market of services employment demonstrated a rapid surge of nearly 25% in male distribution, which was fivefold as that of commerce, equivalent to 40% and 50% by 2003 respectively.
Concerning women in the workforce, with the reduction of women was the same as the escalation of men, the share of females in commerce and services dropped significantly from 55% to a half and 85% to 60%, in turn. Conversely, while the figure for manufacturing increased by a tiny fraction of 3%, that of building ascended at a greater extent of 8%, ended at respective percentages of 48% and 40%. Ultimately, IT and farming commenced at 20% and 25%, before escalating by 10% at the end of the observed period.