Band 6+: Writing Task 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The charts below show the percentage of workers in three sectors across four countries in 1980 and 2010.Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

The bar charts compare the proportion of workers in agriculture, industry, and services across four countries during 1980 and 2010.

Overall, while the service and industrial sectors saw an increase in the most countries, the percentage of workers in agriculture in three countries were at the lowest points (Germany, the USA and Japan). Whereas, China was a dominant in agriculture throughout the periods. By 2010, industry had become the dominant sector in Germany, the USA and Japan.

In 1980, Germany, the USA and China showed similar trends, in the services sector. In the USA, China and Germany, the services accounted for approximately 50%. While the figure in Japan stood at 39%. In the USA the industrial sector accounted for about 60% and 50% for Germany and Japan. Whereas in China the proportion of the workforce was lower compared other countries, it stood at 40%. Furthermore, in the agriculture the USA, Germany, and Japan witnessed the lowest percentages, with about 3%, 8% and 10%, respectively. However, China stood at 70%.

By 2010, the dominance of the industrial sector grew in the first three countries, reaching over 80% in Germany, 80% in Japan, and around 70% in the USA. However, in China the figure stood at 40%. The employment services dropped to about 40% in the USA and Germany. In Japan it declined to 30% and in China decreased to 20%. Meanwhile, China experienced a dramatical decline in the agriculture, the figure fell to 50%, while other countries stood under the 10%.