The line graph below gives information about the rates of unemployment between 1991 and 2005 in three different countries in Europe. The table shows the percentage of men and women in the workforce in these three countries. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates the unemployment rates in Germany, Spain and Italy from 1991 to 2005. The table delineates the rates of employment of males and females in these countries in 1991. All the rates are given in percentages. Overall, the trends witnessed fluctuations over a period of 15 years. Among all the countries, majority of the men and women were hired in Italy and Germany respectively. Overall the females were less likely to be employed as compared with men. There is a strong relation between employment of females and unemployment rates. In 1991, in Spain men accounted for two-third of the share in the employment. The unemployment rate was 13% and comprised majority of the females. On the contrary Germany unemployment rate was merely 4 % as more than half of the total females were employed. In, Italy the unemployment rate was double as compared to Germany as under 40% female employees were hired. By 1993, unemployment rates increased in all the countries however, in the next four years the number of people unemployed increased in Germany, nearly doubled from 1991 and for Italy a gradual increase was witnessed. On the contrary, the rates declined in Spain. In 2001, the unemployment rate declined in all the countries and Germany had the least unemployment. In the next two years, Germany witnessed an upsurge in unemployment, reaching nearly 11%, crossing the trends in Spain and Italy. On the contrary the rates in the other two countries continued to decline with Spain accounting for 9% and Italy with 8%.