The chart below shows the employment rates across 6 countries in 1995 and 2005.

The bar graph gives data on changes in employment rates in six countries between male and female in 1995 and 2005. Overall, more and more people are employed and there have been significant improvements for women. However, the figure for men was higher than the other in six nations. In 1995, the rate of employed men in Iceland reached the highest point of 71%. 10 years later, this figure increased to more than 80% which is still the highest. Nearly 60% of males had jobs in Australia. After a decade, the percentage reached over 70%. In Switzerland, the figure experienced a sharp rise in males from 65% to 80%. The UK, New Zealand and the USA had a similar number of men having jobs from under 60% to over 70%. The number of females employment in Switzerland reached a peak of 66% by 1995 and 68% by 2005. The biggest change was in New Zealand from 25% to 42% and the USA from 45% to 61% over the decade. In three other nations, the proportions of women working rose slightly.