Telford and Wrekin Unitary Authority (UA) : 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 225 Show data context 2,708 Show data context 64 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 3,775 Show data context 7,387 Show data context 4,889 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 4,304 Show data context 22,886 Show data context 10,605 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 10,746 Show data context 13,811 Show data context 17,053 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 5,754 Show data context 5,202 Show data context 5,857 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 3,416 Show data context 3,873 Show data context 4,060 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 10,083 Show data context 15,346 Show data context 17,148 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,320 Show data context 2,301 Show data context 2,534 Show data context
Own account workers 3,862 Show data context 6,721 Show data context 10,389 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 6,905 Show data context 5,699 Show data context 4,733 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 3,631 Show data context 4,711 Show data context 5,310 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 16,315 Show data context 21,016 Show data context 20,153 Show data context
Routine occupations 14,266 Show data context 17,392 Show data context 23,535 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 3,751 Show data context 6,701 Show data context 12,750 Show data context
Full-time students 6,708 Show data context 9,411 Show data context 9,652 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, Telford and Wrekin Unitary Authority (UA) 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