West Yorkshire 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 3,954 Show data context 33,760 Show data context 1,341 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 39,520 Show data context 110,419 Show data context 62,803 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 60,643 Show data context 303,410 Show data context 148,511 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 140,112 Show data context 195,208 Show data context 231,712 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 71,566 Show data context 68,967 Show data context 70,871 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 38,946 Show data context 39,235 Show data context 42,481 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 140,172 Show data context 203,520 Show data context 215,840 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 33,852 Show data context 35,857 Show data context 36,043 Show data context
Own account workers 55,586 Show data context 99,525 Show data context 134,508 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 71,497 Show data context 60,925 Show data context 45,656 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 37,199 Show data context 52,395 Show data context 56,204 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 182,413 Show data context 231,560 Show data context 210,220 Show data context
Routine occupations 164,732 Show data context 212,415 Show data context 264,644 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 71,856 Show data context 120,149 Show data context 195,421 Show data context
Full-time students 118,849 Show data context 160,088 Show data context 164,252 Show data context
Date Source
2001 - 2021 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, West Yorkshire 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.

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Date accessed: 05th June 2026