The given line graph provides the information on the unemployment rate in Australia, during the four quaters of 2012.
Overall, both rural and urban areas have shown a fluctuating trend in the given duration of time.
In rural areas, the unemployement percentage decreased for the first two quarters. It came down from 7 percent to 4. 5 percent. There was then an incline of 1 percent, followed by a small decline in the third quater. The rate remained almost stagnant at 5 percent in the last 3 months of the year.
However, in contrast to the rural areas, an increase in the unemployment rate was observed in the urban places. The number grew from 2 percent to 4 percent during the first 6 months of the year. This rate reduced to half in the consecutive quater. In the final quarter, the percetange again reached 4 percent followed by a small dip and then a sudden rise to 5 percent.
The
given
line graph provides the information on the unemployment
rate
in Australia, during the four
quaters
of 2012.
Overall
, both rural and urban areas have shown a fluctuating trend in the
given
duration of time.
In rural areas, the
unemployement
percentage decreased for the
first
two quarters. It came down from 7
percent
to 4. 5
percent
. There was then an incline of 1
percent
, followed by a
small
decline in the third
quater
. The
rate
remained almost stagnant at 5
percent
in the last 3 months of the year.
However
,
in contrast
to the rural areas, an increase in the unemployment
rate
was observed
in the urban places. The number grew from 2
percent
to 4
percent
during the
first
6 months of the year. This
rate
reduced
to half in the consecutive
quater
. In the final quarter, the
percetange
again reached 4
percent
followed by a
small
dip and then a sudden rise to 5
percent
.