The two pie graphs illustrate the proportion of different jobs held by people aged between 23 and 65 in Ashby town in 2008, compared with the UK average at the same time.
Overall, six kinds of occupations are analyzed, including: construction work, shop work, professional work, technical work, personal services, and office work. Also, the unemployed are also analyzed in the graphs.
In Ashby town, personal services jobs were the most prevalent job, accounting for 21% of Ashby people’s jobs and exceeding the UK average by more than 4 percent. Also, both office work and construction work were other popular choices for people in Ashby town, with 18% and 16%, respectively, while the figures for the whole of the United Kingdom were 19% and 10%.
Three other kinds of occupations also attracted many Ashby people. 14% of people in Ashby chose shops as their main workplace, more than the UK average of 1%. However, working in technical and professional occupations was only 9% and 8%, respectively, while the UK average was double. Unemployment in Ashby seems to be a problem, with the unemployed accounting for 14% of the Ashby population, more than 4% above the UK average.