Watford 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 190 Show data context 1,567 Show data context 75 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 2,450 Show data context 6,464 Show data context 3,420 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 3,680 Show data context 15,851 Show data context 8,647 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 7,403 Show data context 10,287 Show data context 12,156 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 4,401 Show data context 3,725 Show data context 3,627 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 2,026 Show data context 1,839 Show data context 1,975 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 6,896 Show data context 9,434 Show data context 9,766 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,110 Show data context 1,205 Show data context 1,433 Show data context
Own account workers 2,956 Show data context 5,004 Show data context 7,859 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 2,637 Show data context 2,392 Show data context 1,858 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,240 Show data context 1,844 Show data context 1,983 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 6,535 Show data context 8,242 Show data context 8,132 Show data context
Routine occupations 4,085 Show data context 5,878 Show data context 8,249 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,545 Show data context 3,253 Show data context 6,202 Show data context
Full-time students 3,386 Show data context 5,151 Show data context 5,567 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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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, Watford 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: 04th June 2026