The provided pie charts illustrate the employment distribution of individuals aged 23 to 65 in different fields in Ashby town compared to the overall distribution in the UK in 2008.
Overall, it is evident that the unemployment rate in Ashby was higher than the national average in the UK. The predominant occupation in Ashby was personal service, whereas office work was the most prevalent employment category across the UK.
In Ashby, the highest proportion of individuals, at 21%, were engaged in personal service, which was 4% higher than the corresponding figure for the entire UK. Following this, office work accounted for 18% of the workforce in Ashby, a figure comparable to the national average. Additionally, 14% of individuals in Ashby were employed in shop work, mirroring the percentage for the whole UK.
In contrast, significant disparities were observed in the percentages of construction, professional work, and technical work. Specifically, the construction and professional work sectors in Ashby constituted 14% and 8% of the workforce, respectively, in contrast to 10% and 13% for the UK. Moreover, the proportion of individuals engaged in technical work in Ashby stood at 9%, half the figure recorded for the UK. Notably, the rate of unemployment in Ashby was notably higher at 14% compared to the 10% national average in the UK.