The table illustrates the proportions of worker in two genders employed in four different sectors in three years.
Overall, there were more and more female specialists worked in most industries, apart from manufacturing, while there were a decline in the number of workers in manufacturing and tourism. It is also notable that male employees accounted for higher percentages in retail and manufacturing; meanwhile, the proportion of females were in health and tourism.
In 1990, men dominated in retail and manufacturing with the former started out at 13% and the latter stood at 30%, as opposed to those of women, with only 7% in both sectors. In contrast, the proportion of female workers surpassed that of the males in health and tourism at 9% and 23%, which were higher by just 2% and 10%, respectively, compared to the other.
In the next 20 years, the females working in health and tourism outnumbered the males with the percentage in healthcare nearly doubled, reaching 15% and that in travel industry increased steadily by about 2% every decade. Meanwhile, the males in tourism were inclined to decrease to around 10% and showed little change in retail, remaining at around 13%, which was about 4% higher than that of females. Notably, it was recorded that employment in manufacturing declined for both sexes, with a drop of around 5%.
