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BEST IELTS Writing Task 1 Academic, 23rd October
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The graph below shows changes in young adult unemployment rates in England between 1993 and 2012.
SAMPLE ANSWER
The line graph compares the proportion of jobless people in London and the rest of England over a period of 20 years, from 1993 to 2012.
Overall, while the unemployment rate of people aged 16-24 in both London and the rest of England saw a generally increasing trend, there was a decrease in the figures for the other two categories.
22% of people aged 16-24 in London were unemployed in 1993. Meanwhile, the figure for the same age in the rest of England was lower by 5% at 17%. In the first 7 years, both of them witnessed a fall of around 6%. After about three years of remaining stable, there was a rise in both categories. In 2012, jobless rates in London and the rest of England were 25% and 20% respectively.
The overall unemployment rates in London and the rest of England started at 15% and 10% respectively. After a gradual decrease of approximately 5%, the figures stabilized until 2008 when there was a slight rise. At the end of the period, 8% of people in London were jobless, while 7% of those in the rest of London suffered from unemployment.
