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The bar chart compares the proportions of unemployed females in four UK countries between 2013 and 2014. Overall, while the percentage of unemployed women in Scotland increased, the opposite was true for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. In addition, England and Scotland recorded the highest female unemployment rates in both year Regarding the nations with the highest figures, in 2013, the female unemployment rate in England was the highest at 6.8%, while the figure for Scotland stood at 6.1%. Over the following year, the percentage for England dipped marginally to 6.5% in 2014. In contrast , the figure for Scotland rose noticeably to finish at 6.7% in the final year. Turning to the remaining nations with lower rates, in 2013, the figure for Northern Ireland was 5.6%, compared to 5.4% for Wales. Over the next year, Northern Ireland's rate witnessed a significant decrease, falling to approximately 4.6% in 2014 . Similarly , the percentage for Wales experienced a slight drop to finish at 5.0%.