1.

The percentage of people who worked in the private sector in 2000 was 48%, which
was the highest employment rate amongst all three sectors in the year of 2000
2.The percentage of people employed in the public sector rose sharply between 2002
and 2004, soaring to around 50% in the UK economy at the end of 2004
3.The percentage of people who worked in the private sector went down steadily to
20% in 2010, which was the lowest rate across all three sectors at the end of the
period.
4.The percentage of people who were self-employed rose gradually from 2005 to 2009,
leveling off at 30% by 2010.
5.There was a slight increase in the percentage of self-employed people over the
first two years, from 18% to 20%, followed by a gradual decline until 2004.

The expenditure rose significantly over the first two years to around $8 million,
and then remained steady from 1992 to 1994.

plummet = fall dramatically