Torfaen 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 78 Show data context 1,205 Show data context 33 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,349 Show data context 3,026 Show data context 2,227 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 1,719 Show data context 12,047 Show data context 4,233 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 5,760 Show data context 7,559 Show data context 9,197 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 2,514 Show data context 2,499 Show data context 2,797 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,510 Show data context 1,989 Show data context 2,231 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 5,240 Show data context 8,457 Show data context 9,379 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,234 Show data context 1,324 Show data context 1,285 Show data context
Own account workers 1,848 Show data context 3,151 Show data context 4,438 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 3,745 Show data context 3,284 Show data context 2,413 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,924 Show data context 2,794 Show data context 2,925 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 9,335 Show data context 12,422 Show data context 11,053 Show data context
Routine occupations 7,853 Show data context 10,395 Show data context 12,333 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 2,239 Show data context 3,732 Show data context 6,688 Show data context
Full-time students 3,327 Show data context 4,270 Show data context 3,869 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, Torfaen 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: 08th April 2026