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development is located in an area of even higher unemployment. In the 12 months between
September 2008 and September 2009, Clackmannanshire’s unemployed (people out of work
and wanting a job) rose by 33.3% 8 - though the Scottish Figure rose by 20.5% over the same
period.
15.3.16 The jobs density in Clackmannanshire in 2008 was 0.5 – meaning there was 0.5 jobs for every
resident of working age. This is a low jobs density, compared to the national figure of 0.84 and
the wider regional figure of 0.69 9 .
15.3.17 Table 15.3 shows the employment by occupation statistics for Clackmannanshire (LA), Ochil
constituency (Ochil), wider region (Clackmannanshire, Fife, Falkirk and Stirling) and Scotland
between October 2008 and September 2009 10 . Ward data was only available for 2001, so has
not been included. Data in Table 15.3 shows that the wider region in which the proposed wind
energy development is located (including the local authority and constituency) had a higher
proportion of elementary occupations, personal service and sales/customer services
occupations, as well as more managers and senior officials than Scotland as a whole, but
fewer plant operators, administrative staff and professionals. No consistent pattern within the
smaller geographic areas is apparent, though the local authority area has fewer people
employed in professional occupations and more sales and customer service occupations than
the constituency and the wider region.
Table 15.3 Employment by Occupation Statistics for Clackmannanshire, Ochil
Constituency, Wider Region and Scotland
Occupation % LA % Ochil % wider region % Scotland
Managers and senior officials 15.4 17.5 14.8 13.3
Professional occupations 10.2 11.8 11.3 13.3
Associate professional and technical 12.9 12.6 14.8 14.7
Administrative and secretarial 8.3 6.8 9.4 11.2
Skilled trades occupations 10.8 11.3 10.6 11
Personal service 10 9.6 10.3 9.1
Sales and customer services 11.2 9 9.1 8.3
Process plant and machine operatives 6.8 6.2 6.7 7.2
Elementary occupations 14.3 15.2 13.1 11.6
15.3.18 The qualification level in Clackmannanshire in 2008 was different to the Ochil, wider regional
and national figures, with fewer people with a degree (32% in Clackmannanshire, compared to
33% in Ochil, 33.6% in the wider region and 33.8% nationally) and more people with no
qualifications (19% in Clackmannanshire compared to 17% in Ochil, 12.7% in the wider region
and 12.5% nationally) 11 .
15.3.19 Median weekly earnings for full time workers in Clackmannanshire in 2009 were £427.40
(based on people living in the constituency, rather than employers based in the constituency).
This was lower than the wider regional (£463.80) and Scottish (£472.20) figures. Data was not
available for the Clackmannan ward or Ochil Constituency.
15.3.20 Table 15.4 shows the industry of employment statistics in 2008 12 , using the same geographic
breakdown as in Table 15.3. Again, data for the Clackmannan ward was only available for
2001, so has not been included.
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