The given pie charts illustrate the proportion of the 23-65 age group in seven professions, including unemployment, in Ashby, a UK’s town, and the country as a whole in 2008.
Overall, it is readily apparent that the personal service attracted the largest workforce of this age group in Ashby, while both the office work and the personal service were the two most popular occupations in the UK.
Looking at the first chart, in Ashby, 21% of people aged 23-65 worked in the personal service, followed by those who engaged in office and construction majors, at 18% and 16% respectively. Jobs related to shops accounted for 14% of the total, equalling the percentage of people who were still unemployed. Only 9% of this age group had occupations in the technical work, 1% higher than that in the professional sector.
Regarding the UK, people contributed significantly as employees in the personal service and office work, at 54% each. Notably, construction, shop and professional work all attracted an equal amount of the 23-65 workforce, making up 31% each, which was 16% higher than that of both technical work and unemployment.
