South Staffordshire 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 314 Show data context 2,525 Show data context 93 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 3,019 Show data context 6,078 Show data context 4,423 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 3,216 Show data context 18,526 Show data context 7,739 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 8,589 Show data context 11,188 Show data context 12,695 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 5,102 Show data context 4,701 Show data context 4,974 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 2,485 Show data context 2,637 Show data context 2,742 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 7,766 Show data context 11,805 Show data context 12,307 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,662 Show data context 2,640 Show data context 2,705 Show data context
Own account workers 3,935 Show data context 6,190 Show data context 8,251 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 3,804 Show data context 2,932 Show data context 2,337 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 2,199 Show data context 2,894 Show data context 3,309 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 9,152 Show data context 10,885 Show data context 10,352 Show data context
Routine occupations 6,308 Show data context 8,236 Show data context 10,622 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,652 Show data context 2,897 Show data context 6,825 Show data context
Full-time students 4,091 Show data context 5,110 Show data context 4,057 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 1831 census provided information at parish-level on the number of males aged over 20 in each of nine occupational categories. Here we group those nine into four to identify the main sectors: "Agriculture" combines large- and small-scale farmers with agricultural labourers. "Manufacturing" focuses on new factory-based industries. "Retail and handicrafts" covers those in small businesses who sold products they made themselves. "Other" covers "capitalists" and professionals, labourers outside agriculture, servants ...


and "others".


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, South Staffordshire 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: 05th June 2026