The pie charts compare the proportion of employees aged 23-65 in various occupations in Ashby and in the whole UK in 2008.
In general, employment patterns followed a comparable trend despite some sectors displaying noticeable disparities, especially technical work and professional work. In addition, personal service accounted for the largest share in Ashby town, while the share of office-based employment was dominant nationally.
Personal service became the largest share in Ashby at 21%, while the UK overall recorded a smaller proportion of personal service employment at 17%. The shares of office-based employment were broadly comparable across both charts, standing at 18% in Ashby and 19% in the UK. Similarly, a minor gap can be observed in the figures for retail employment in Ashby and the UK as a whole at 14% and 13%, respectively.
A marked contrast can be seen in technical work and professional occupations, which were almost doubled in the UK than in Ashby, accounting for 17% and 9%, and 14% and 8%, respectively. In contrast, the share of unemployment and construction employment accounted for a greater proportion in Ashby than in the UK overall, standing at 14% and 16%, compared to 16% and 10%.