BAR GRAPH

The graph below shows female unemployment rates in each country of the United Kingdom in
2013 and 2014.Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and
make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart shows the unemployment rates among women in the countries that make up the
United Kingdom, both in 2013 and in 2014.
There has generally been a small decrease in female unemployment rates from 2013 to 2014,
except in Scotland.

In 2013, 5.6% of women in Northern Ireland were unemployed. The only country with a smaller
percentage of women unemployed was Wales, with a rate of 5.4%. Both countries saw a
decrease in the percentage of unemployed women in 2014. In Northern Ireland, the percentage
fell to 4.6% and in Wales it fell to 5%.

England had the greatest percentage of unemployed women in 2013, with 6.8%. However, this
decreased by 0.3% in 2014. Lastly, Scotland was the only country which had an increasing
percentage of unemployed women. In 2013, it had 6.1% of women out of work. This increased to
6.7% in 2014, making it the country with the highest female unemployment rate of the four
countries.