Population
Clackmannanshire is the smallest county in Scotland with a population of 51,300 (2020). The population split as in the census of 2011 was
from https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/search-the-census#/explore/snapshot
Overall Performance Measures
No One Left Behind has produced a comprehensive list of indicators of the performance of Clackmannanshire against Scotland.
Clacks under performs in a number of areas.
Unemployment and Economic Inactivity
Some key points of note are that Clacks has above average unemployment and economic inactivity compared to the rest of Scotland.
Employment and Unemployment (Jan 2021 to Dec 2021)
| Clackmannanshire (Numbers) | Clackmannanshire (%) | Scotland (%) | Great Britain (%) | |
| Economically Active | 23,300 | 74% | 76% | 78% |
| In Employment | 23,000 | 73% | 73% | 75% |
| Employees | 20,200 | 64% | 65% | 65% |
| Self Employed | 2,200 | 6% | 8% | 9% |
| Unemployed (Model-Based) | 900 | 38% | 39% | 44% |
Economic inactivity (Jan 2021-Dec 2021)
| Clackmannanshire | Clackmannanshire | Scotland | Great Britain | |
| (Level) | (%) | (%) | (%) | |
| All People | ||||
| Total | 8100 | 26.3 | 23.8 | 21.6 |
| Student | # | # | 25.9 | 28.1 |
| Looking After Family/Home | # | # | 16.3 | 19.2 |
| Temporary Sick | ! | ! | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| Long-Term Sick | 2400 | 29 | 29.4 | 24.6 |
| Discouraged | ! | ! | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Retired | 1600 | 19.4 | 15.3 | 13.8 |
| Other | # | # | 10.4 | 11.9 |
| Wants a Job | # | # | 17.6 | 18.6 |
| Does Not Want a Job | 7700 | 95 | 82.4 | 81.4 |
# Sample Size too small for reliable estimate
! Estimate is not available since sample size is disclosive
Notes : Numbers are for those aged 16-64
% is a proportion of those economically inactive, except total, which is a proportion of those aged 16-64
There are 1,943 16 to 19 year olds and most are in a positive destination (90%), but a significant number are not participating (4.5%) and worryingly 5.6% have an unknown status.
In 2020 there were 2,900 workless households representing 18.5% of the households in Clacks.
Educational Attainment and Adult Numeracy are Low
Attainment by Highest Level Attained
| Clacks | Scotland | Clacks | Scotland | ||
| 2020/21 | 2020/21 | 2019/2020 | 2019/2020 | ||
| Number | 352 | 50,746 | 455 | 47,545 | |
| No Passes at SCQF3 or Better | 2.8% | 2.1% | 4.4% | 2.0% | |
| SCQF Level 3 | 3.3% | 1.8% | 5.1% | 2.2% | |
| SCQF Level 4 | 9.2% | 8.5% | 13.4% | 10.1% | |
| SCQF Level 5 | 24.2% | 21.7% | 24.0% | 21.8% | |
| SCQF Level 6 | 35.2% | 41.8% | 34.1% | 40.6% | |
| SCQF Level 7 | 25.3% | 24.2% | 19.1% | 23.2% |
Attainment in Literacy and Numeracy by Level
| Clacks 2020/21 | Scotland 2020/21 | |||
| Literacy | Numeracy | Literacy | Numeracy | |
| P1 Early Level | 77% | 79% | 77% | 81% |
| P4 First Level | 68% | 60% | 73% | 72% |
| P7 Second Level | 71% | 67% | 76% | 72% |
| P1, P4, P7 Combined | 72% | 69% | 75% | 75% |
| S3 3rd Level or Better | ||||
| S4 4th Level |
Jobs and Employment
There are few jobs in Clacks with a job density of 0.51 (2020) meaning there is 0.51 jobs for every resident of working age. This are in 1,075 businesses and 1,360 business units.