The table compares the percentages of employed men and women working in four sectors- retail/shops, health, manufacturing industry, and tourism- in a country in 1990, 2000, and 2010.
Overall, manufacturing was the largest employer of men at the begining of the period, but its shared declined considerably over time. By contrast, tourism, and health became increasingly important for women, while the proportion of workers in retail remained relatively stable for both genders.
Among men, the highest percentage worked in the manufacturing industry in 1990, at 30% before this figure fell sharply to 15% in 2000 and then to 10% in 2010. Employment in retail remained unchanged at 13% throughout the period. The proportion of men working in health stayed at 7% between 1990 and 2000 before rising slightly to 9% in 2010. Tourism accounted for 13% of male employment in 1990, declining to 10% in 2000 and remaining at that level in 2010.
For women, tourism was the dominant sector across all three years, increasing steadily from 23% in 1990 to 25% in 2000 and 27% in 2010. The percentage employed in health also rose significantly, from 9% to 11% and then to 15%. Retail employment showed a modest increase from 7% to 9% over the period. In contrast, the proportion of women working in manufacturing fluctuated slightly , rising from 7% to 8% in 2000 before dropping markedly to just 3% in 2010.