Rochdale 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 452 Show data context 2,673 Show data context 97 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 3,438 Show data context 7,511 Show data context 4,862 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 4,579 Show data context 26,425 Show data context 10,038 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 12,795 Show data context 16,578 Show data context 19,556 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 6,555 Show data context 6,218 Show data context 6,491 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 3,658 Show data context 3,629 Show data context 3,993 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 13,225 Show data context 19,704 Show data context 20,808 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 3,601 Show data context 3,642 Show data context 3,495 Show data context
Own account workers 5,917 Show data context 9,960 Show data context 13,653 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 7,454 Show data context 5,985 Show data context 4,311 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 3,763 Show data context 5,064 Show data context 5,198 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 18,000 Show data context 23,407 Show data context 20,904 Show data context
Routine occupations 18,246 Show data context 22,912 Show data context 27,150 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 7,796 Show data context 13,625 Show data context 21,932 Show data context
Full-time students 8,722 Show data context 11,834 Show data context 12,364 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Rochdale 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