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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 6th May
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The table below shows the percentage of employers in various sectors having difficulty in finding staff in 2003 and 2004. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
SAMPLE ANSWER
The given table illustrates the percentage of job providers of various areas who had problem in finding employees in 2003 and 2004. A quick look at the table is enough to make it clear that the maximum shortage was of skilled workers and the minimum of technical and managerial staff.
In 2003, in the manufacturing, building, commerce and services sectors, almost equal percentage (41-47%) found difficulty in hiring skilled workers. This percentage increased slightly in all sectors except for the commerce sector, in which it decreased in 2004.
Between 20 and 26% of employers found it hard to find unskilled labour in 2003. The percentage increased in all sectors except the commerce sector, where it fell to 19%. The technical and managerial stall was the least difficult to find. In the construction sector the percentage of employers who found it tough to find staff was 14%, but it decreased by 4% in 2004. In the manufacturing, services and commerce sectors, the percentage fell from 8, 5 and 2% in 2003 to 6,2 and 0% by 2004 respectively.
Overall, the employment in the commerce sector was the best in 2003 and 2004, among the given sectors.
