West Yorkshire Modern (post-1974) County (Met.C) : NS Socio-economic Classification: Totals

NS Socio-economic Classification: Totals

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Year Occupied Unoccupied
1841 220,989 Show data context
1881 908,962 Show data context
1931 990,316 Show data context
1971 105,052 Show data context 12,089 Show data context
1981 104,578 Show data context 9,255 Show data context
1991 89,618 Show data context 1,316 Show data context
2001 1,040,192 Show data context 190,705 Show data context
2011 1,647,196 Show data context 280,237 Show data context
2021 1,520,834 Show data context 359,673 Show data context
Date Source
1841 - 2021 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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

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Date accessed: 04th June 2026