The charts below illustrate the proportion of individuals who are in age 23-65 work in different jobs in Ashby and in the UK as a whole in 2008.
In general, it can be seen that the largest percentage of workers in the UK was in office work, while personal services was the most popular for Ashby town. On the other hand, the unemployment rate of this town was higher than that of the whole country.
In Ashby, the highest rate is in personal services at about 21%. Other occupations such as office work, occupied 18% while construction work was about 16%. Besides, unemployment and shop work had the same rate at about 14%. The least one were technical and professional work, at around 9% and 8% respectively.
In the UK, the largest proportion is occupied by office work, at approximately 19%. Next, technical work and personal services showed similar rates, just about 17%. Other segments such as professional work, occupied 14% while the rate of shop work was about 13%. The lowest percentages were in construction work and unemployment, with both being around 10%.