Employment in Clackmannanshire
The Clackmannanshire economy is still in the process of restructuring and, over the last few years, it has seen a massive decline in employment in the traditional manufacturing sector, particularly in the textile and brewing industries. Deep-mining in Scotland ceased in 2002 after the Longannet Mine closed following water ingress. Now only open-cast mines provide mining employment in Clackmannanshire.
Employees in Employment (working age)
| Industry | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 3,000 | 14.1% | 2,700 | 12.7% | 1,800 | 12.3% |
| Construction | 2,500 | 11.6% | 2,200 | 10.5% | 1,000 | 6.7% |
| Distribution, hotels and restaurants | 3,600 | 16.5% | 4,600 | 21.9% | 3,200 | 22.2% |
| Transport and communications | 1,100 | 5.2% | 900 | 4.4% | 600 | 4.0% |
| Finance, IT, other business activities | 3,400 | 15.6% | 3,200 | 15.2% | 1,700 | 12.0% |
| Public admin. education and health | 6,400 | 29.9% | 6,300 | 30.3% | 4,900 | 33.9% |
| Other services | 1,300 | 6.1% | 700 | 3.1% | 1,000 | 7.8% |
| Tourism related* | 1,100 | 8.2% | 1,200 | 8.3% | 1,000 | 7.8% |
- *Tourism consists of industries that are also part of the services industry.
- % is a proportion of total employee jobs. Employee jobs excludes self-employed, government-supported trainees and HM Forces.
Source: National Statistics (from NOMIS)
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