Manchester District : 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 634 Show data context 4,327 Show data context 281 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 4,546 Show data context 28,420 Show data context 9,180 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 14,571 Show data context 59,425 Show data context 38,185 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 23,366 Show data context 41,245 Show data context 50,747 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 9,648 Show data context 12,168 Show data context 12,061 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 5,290 Show data context 6,012 Show data context 6,773 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 22,193 Show data context 39,994 Show data context 40,764 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 3,875 Show data context 5,423 Show data context 6,305 Show data context
Own account workers 7,572 Show data context 16,737 Show data context 26,256 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 11,000 Show data context 12,049 Show data context 8,781 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 4,778 Show data context 8,248 Show data context 8,820 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 30,036 Show data context 47,880 Show data context 42,607 Show data context
Routine occupations 26,762 Show data context 42,331 Show data context 52,992 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 23,054 Show data context 38,495 Show data context 57,413 Show data context
Full-time students 46,365 Show data context 79,603 Show data context 76,842 Show data context
Date Source
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table UV031, NS-Sec (21 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS607UK - NS-SeC)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" (National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (17 way))

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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Manchester District 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: 03rd June 2026