Band 5+: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The charts below show the percentages of men and women aged 60-64 in employment in four countries in 1970 and 2000 Summaries the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

The bar charts illustrate the proportion of females and males aged 60-64 were employed across four nations in the years 1970 and 2000.

Overall, it is clear that there was a downward trend for the percentage of man aged 60-64 in employment throughout the period. In contrast, the figures for women in four countries experienced a slight fluctuation.

In 1970, Japan had the higest figure for elderly man had jobs with 84%, followed by Belgium at just 79%, while, there was a silimar figure for Australia and the USA with 74% and 73% respectively. However, the percentage of man aged 60-64 in employment for Japan and The USA saw a slight decrease, falling to 76% and 55% in 2000. On the other hand, Australia witnessed a significant decline about the percentage of elderly man had jobs with 47% in 2000, whereas the figure for Belgium dropped sharply to 19% in 2000.

The percentage of employed women aged 60-64 in the USA and Australia rose slightly, hovering around 1% and 2% respectively, from 1970 to 2000. In contrast, there was a slight decrease for Japan and Belgium, falling from 43% and 8% in 1970 to 40% and 7% in 2000 respectively.