Midlothian Council : 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 106 Show data context 917 Show data context 47 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,263 Show data context 3,883 Show data context 2,444 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 2,252 Show data context 11,950 Show data context 7,436 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 5,262 Show data context 7,263 Show data context 11,393 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 2,949 Show data context 2,575 Show data context 2,610 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 2,067 Show data context 2,112 Show data context 2,838 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 7,327 Show data context 9,751 Show data context 11,332 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,311 Show data context 1,307 Show data context 1,448 Show data context
Own account workers 1,930 Show data context 3,367 Show data context 4,783 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 2,998 Show data context 2,848 Show data context 2,625 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,729 Show data context 2,384 Show data context 3,166 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 8,427 Show data context 10,316 Show data context 9,371 Show data context
Routine occupations 6,667 Show data context 8,540 Show data context 10,516 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,558 Show data context 2,577 Show data context 4,472 Show data context
Full-time students 2,697 Show data context 3,671 Show data context 3,774 Show data context
Date Source
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV31, NS-SeC (51 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS607UK - NS-SeC)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV607, NS-SeC, for "all people aged 16 and over")

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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, Midlothian Council 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: 09th April 2026