An analysis of the area profile shows that North Lanarkshire has seen a number of successes in recent years, but there are also challenges. This analysis provides the evidence that has informed the direction for The Plan for North Lanarkshire.
While trends show strong improvements in a number of key indicators relating to economic growth, investment, employment, and educational attainment, there are still unacceptably high levels of deprivation and child poverty, and clear areas of inequity and inequality remaining.
This means that not all of North Lanarkshire's people share equally in the improving picture, and there is an element of social exclusion across some of our towns and communities.