WL 6.5_L12

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The bar chart divides the UK labor force into 6 categories based on the type of industry they work in between 1841 and 2011.

• UK labor force

• 6 categories

• type of industry

• between 1841 and 2011

The overall trend shown in the data is a ............. in the proportion of employees engaged in the service industry, coupled with a ............ in manufacturing.

• sharp rise - decline

• minor rise - decline

• decline - sharp rise

• decline - minor rise

The most salient feature is that in 2011 81% of the workforce were involved in providing ......, which contrasts sharply with the figure of 33% in 1841.

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We observe a huge growth in the manufacturing industry from over nearly a third in the mid nineteenth century to just 9% by the early twenty-first century.

• growth

• nearly a third

• mid nineteenth century

• early twenty-first century.

The 170-year period saw a ........... in the agriculture and fishing sectors, leaving food production with a tiny 1% of UK workers.

• marked fall

• insignificant fall

• marked rise

• insignificant rise

Workers in energy and water companies decreased by .............

• one third

• two thirds

• a half

• three quarters

The job profile of the UK workforce changed radically over the given period, with the ....... in the construction and service industry but all other areas seeing a .......

• increases - growth

• increases - decline

• fall - decline

• decline - increases

On the other hand, the ....... industry experienced significant growth from 5% to 8% over the period.