Argyll and Bute 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 171 Show data context 1,346 Show data context 85 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,762 Show data context 3,780 Show data context 2,562 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 2,406 Show data context 14,794 Show data context 6,005 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 6,261 Show data context 9,132 Show data context 11,444 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 3,147 Show data context 2,968 Show data context 2,619 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 2,793 Show data context 2,694 Show data context 2,559 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 6,408 Show data context 8,196 Show data context 8,300 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,957 Show data context 2,766 Show data context 2,614 Show data context
Own account workers 4,094 Show data context 5,697 Show data context 7,078 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 3,055 Show data context 3,323 Show data context 2,905 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,746 Show data context 2,129 Show data context 2,753 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 7,706 Show data context 9,962 Show data context 8,798 Show data context
Routine occupations 6,069 Show data context 7,502 Show data context 9,169 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 2,333 Show data context 2,281 Show data context 3,964 Show data context
Full-time students 2,747 Show data context 3,380 Show data context 2,711 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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Number of persons with or without a university degree or equivalent qualification.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Argyll and Bute 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: 07th June 2026