the graph is still in the top drawer of my bed with a large

the graph illustrates data about the percentage of people who were employed in three economic sectors in the UK, over a ten-year period between 2000 and 2010. overall, what stands out from the graph is that there were considerable upward trends in the figures for public and self-employed sectors, while the percentage of people worked in the private sector witnessed a substantial decline over the period in question. turning to the details, as regards self-employed sector, the figure started at around 18% in 2000, after which there was a slight rise to 20% in 2002. next, despite falling marginally to nearly 18% in 2004, the percentage then increased gradually to 30% in 2010. with respect to public sector, the trend was similar. having remained stable at about 38% in the first three years, the figure then went up strikingly, reaching nearly 50% in 2005. following this, there was a fluctuation over the next five years, at which point the proportion of people worked in this sector improved to just over 50% in 2010, this figure being the peak percentage of employment over the given period. by contrast, the percentage of people worked in a private sector went in the opposite direction. the figure started at nearly 50% in 2000, and after that there was a steady drop to 20% in 2010. this meant that it had the lowest employment rate over the period.