Northern Ireland Country (Dep) : NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

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NS Socio-economic Classfication (15 way) 2001 2011 2021
Employers in large establishments 3,452 Show data context 18,452 Show data context 1,120 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 19,057 Show data context 79,018 Show data context 39,255 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 40,894 Show data context 242,499 Show data context 114,175 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 119,288 Show data context 156,038 Show data context 194,394 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 44,356 Show data context 49,763 Show data context 47,877 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 37,234 Show data context 36,698 Show data context 41,190 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 113,853 Show data context 165,413 Show data context 177,164 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 36,057 Show data context 35,407 Show data context 34,865 Show data context
Own account workers 53,562 Show data context 87,930 Show data context 112,493 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 54,118 Show data context 48,078 Show data context 38,166 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 35,500 Show data context 42,012 Show data context 43,319 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 154,726 Show data context 200,632 Show data context 183,413 Show data context
Routine occupations 158,096 Show data context 173,187 Show data context 204,614 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 62,371 Show data context 93,925 Show data context 162,302 Show data context
Full-time students 93,784 Show data context 126,867 Show data context 120,394 Show data context
Date Source
2001 Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification (49 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS607UK - NS-SeC)
2021 Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Flexible Table Builder: "National Statistics Socio-economic Classification" (15 way))

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The National Statistics Socio-economic Classfication has been used by the census since 2001 "to measure the employment relations and conditions of occupations", replacing the earlier system of Socio-Economic Groups.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Northern Ireland Country (Dep) through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 04th June 2026