The given pie charts illustrate the proportion of adults aged 23 to 65 working in different fields in Ashby and the UK in general over the period in question.
Overall, both areas had balanced distribution across various occupations. Noticeably, office-related and personal works were the primary occupation for residents regardless of region.
In Ashy, a majority of dwellers worked in personal service, accounting for two-fifths of all citizens in the town and a similar percentage (18%) worked in the office. While the figure for workers in construction work was 16%, the proportion of the unemployed and shop workers were 17% each. In contrast, only 9% of workers were engaged in technical jobs and the respective figure for professional work was 8%.
In the UK, a slightly larger proportion of workers were employed in office work compared to Ashy. A similar pattern was seen with the rate of technical workers, comprising 17%, and a contrast with only 17% working in the personnel department. A smaller percentage of residents were working professional work and shop, with 14 and 13%, respectively. The proportion of unemployed residents was 10%, which was the same as those who engaged professionally in construction-related jobs.