Burnley 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 122 Show data context 1,121 Show data context 50 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,561 Show data context 2,722 Show data context 1,881 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 1,723 Show data context 10,971 Show data context 3,447 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 5,493 Show data context 7,047 Show data context 8,104 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 2,491 Show data context 2,428 Show data context 2,574 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,262 Show data context 1,496 Show data context 1,623 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 5,431 Show data context 7,505 Show data context 8,244 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,364 Show data context 1,298 Show data context 1,270 Show data context
Own account workers 2,345 Show data context 3,972 Show data context 5,279 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 3,444 Show data context 2,728 Show data context 2,097 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 2,132 Show data context 2,631 Show data context 2,659 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 9,001 Show data context 11,455 Show data context 10,990 Show data context
Routine occupations 8,251 Show data context 9,847 Show data context 13,151 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 2,600 Show data context 4,857 Show data context 9,053 Show data context
Full-time students 3,383 Show data context 4,269 Show data context 4,716 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, Burnley 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