Gloucestershire Modern (post-1974) County : 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 971 Show data context 12,226 Show data context 676 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 13,651 Show data context 37,268 Show data context 25,117 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 20,727 Show data context 99,434 Show data context 52,186 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 46,015 Show data context 60,992 Show data context 74,959 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 23,253 Show data context 23,319 Show data context 24,242 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 12,442 Show data context 15,123 Show data context 16,391 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 38,330 Show data context 57,341 Show data context 64,805 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 11,167 Show data context 11,027 Show data context 11,500 Show data context
Own account workers 21,803 Show data context 34,863 Show data context 50,805 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 20,499 Show data context 17,063 Show data context 14,065 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 10,104 Show data context 13,616 Show data context 15,506 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 49,477 Show data context 63,701 Show data context 63,116 Show data context
Routine occupations 35,098 Show data context 43,687 Show data context 57,284 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 9,124 Show data context 14,939 Show data context 31,218 Show data context
Full-time students 23,887 Show data context 31,923 Show data context 30,359 Show data context
Date Source
2001 - 2021 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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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, Gloucestershire Modern (post-1974) County through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10032969/cube/NS_SEC_15WAY

Date accessed: 30th May 2026