Merseyside Modern (post-1974) County (Met.C) : 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 2,397 Show data context 17,085 Show data context 668 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 19,124 Show data context 59,667 Show data context 32,591 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 34,700 Show data context 190,792 Show data context 80,346 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 87,715 Show data context 122,174 Show data context 146,280 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 39,336 Show data context 41,178 Show data context 42,626 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 24,492 Show data context 27,440 Show data context 29,001 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 91,328 Show data context 138,749 Show data context 146,916 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 17,356 Show data context 19,331 Show data context 19,530 Show data context
Own account workers 29,107 Show data context 53,464 Show data context 76,325 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 42,561 Show data context 39,379 Show data context 29,211 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 22,203 Show data context 32,522 Show data context 33,945 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 116,339 Show data context 161,654 Show data context 147,091 Show data context
Routine occupations 86,439 Show data context 128,044 Show data context 156,224 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 60,038 Show data context 78,269 Show data context 130,142 Show data context
Full-time students 77,455 Show data context 102,707 Show data context 101,558 Show data context
Date Source
2001 - 2021 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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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, Merseyside Modern (post-1974) County (Met.C) through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10056937/cube/NS_SEC_15WAY

Date accessed: 05th June 2026