South Lanarkshire Council : 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 627 Show data context 3,972 Show data context 183 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 5,218 Show data context 15,100 Show data context 8,608 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 8,159 Show data context 49,247 Show data context 23,100 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 23,317 Show data context 31,918 Show data context 42,084 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 10,828 Show data context 10,123 Show data context 9,201 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 5,953 Show data context 7,206 Show data context 8,510 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 22,749 Show data context 34,596 Show data context 35,728 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 4,766 Show data context 5,193 Show data context 5,151 Show data context
Own account workers 6,851 Show data context 11,968 Show data context 15,922 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 9,636 Show data context 9,650 Show data context 8,662 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 6,683 Show data context 9,650 Show data context 10,697 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 27,400 Show data context 36,768 Show data context 31,152 Show data context
Routine occupations 23,163 Show data context 31,150 Show data context 36,936 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 8,909 Show data context 11,591 Show data context 18,900 Show data context
Full-time students 13,376 Show data context 15,737 Show data context 17,043 Show data context
Date Source
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV31, NS-SeC (51 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS607UK - NS-SeC)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV607, NS-SeC, for "all people aged 16 and over")

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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, South Lanarkshire Council 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