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(11)
__________________ per week decreased between
2000 (39.8 hours) and 2010 
(12)
(____________) and is predicted to decrease to 38
hours per week by 2020. This is the only category shown on the table which 
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______________ 
throughout the thirty year period.

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Employment Statistics in Australia
2000
2010
2020
Number of employed
people (aged 18-65)
2.2 million
2.8 million
3.8 million
Percentage 
of
unemployed people
(aged 18-65)
5.9 million
5.3 million
6.0 million
Number 
of 
job
vacancies
16,750
24,670
30,000
Male earnings per
year (on average)
$18,000
$21,000
25,000
Female earnings per
year (on average)
$14,500
$18,000
$23,000
Hours worked per
week (on average)
39.8
38.7
38.0

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Complete Sample Answer
 
The 
table
shows the employment statistics in Australia for two different years, 2000 and
2010, and also shows a prediction of statistics for 
2020
. 
The 
number
of employed people increased from 2.2 million people to 2.8 million people
and 
is expected
to increase a further million people by 2020. In contrast, the percentage
of unemployed people between the ages of 18 and 65 decreased from 5.9 in 2000 to 5.3%
in 2010, but is forecast to increase again to 
6%
by 2020. The number of job vacancies
increased 
substantially/dramatically/noticeably/slightly 
between 2000 and 2010,
from 16,750 to 24,670, respectively; the number of job vacancies is predicted to continue