South Ayrshire 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 220 Show data context 1,467 Show data context 129 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,793 Show data context 5,106 Show data context 3,055 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 3,204 Show data context 18,504 Show data context 7,387 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 8,867 Show data context 12,314 Show data context 15,643 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 3,868 Show data context 3,670 Show data context 3,092 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 2,194 Show data context 2,520 Show data context 3,003 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 6,622 Show data context 10,362 Show data context 11,801 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,334 Show data context 2,443 Show data context 2,437 Show data context
Own account workers 2,767 Show data context 4,595 Show data context 5,898 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 3,713 Show data context 4,086 Show data context 3,285 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 2,601 Show data context 3,620 Show data context 3,719 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 10,034 Show data context 13,428 Show data context 11,612 Show data context
Routine occupations 7,459 Show data context 9,892 Show data context 11,770 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 3,375 Show data context 4,021 Show data context 6,652 Show data context
Full-time students 4,943 Show data context 5,672 Show data context 5,079 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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Numbers unemployed as recorded by the Census of Population.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, South Ayrshire 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: 01st June 2026