Tameside 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 296 Show data context 2,997 Show data context 60 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 3,240 Show data context 7,889 Show data context 5,310 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 4,677 Show data context 27,997 Show data context 10,818 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 12,441 Show data context 16,896 Show data context 21,046 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 7,037 Show data context 6,831 Show data context 7,334 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 4,282 Show data context 4,270 Show data context 4,822 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 16,578 Show data context 24,073 Show data context 25,235 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 3,265 Show data context 3,388 Show data context 3,119 Show data context
Own account workers 6,236 Show data context 10,435 Show data context 13,950 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 8,532 Show data context 6,739 Show data context 4,979 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 5,311 Show data context 6,858 Show data context 6,776 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 21,962 Show data context 27,933 Show data context 24,153 Show data context
Routine occupations 17,710 Show data context 22,694 Show data context 28,024 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 5,259 Show data context 9,871 Show data context 18,972 Show data context
Full-time students 7,595 Show data context 10,585 Show data context 10,489 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 full National Statistics Socio-cconomic Classification includes classes for persons of working age who were outside the workforce, i.e. those who have never worked, the long-term unemployed and full-time students, who are included here as a separate sub-total and should be excluded in the calculation of rates.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Tameside 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