Lancashire Modern (post-1974) County : NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way)

NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way)

Data cube chart.

Year Higher managerial, administrative & professional occupations Intermediate occupations Routine & manual occupations Never worked & long-term unemployed
1841 21,159 Show data context 96,984 Show data context 104,875 Show data context
1881 73,880 Show data context 216,837 Show data context 396,670 Show data context
1931 61,356 Show data context 294,400 Show data context 139,905 Show data context
1971 21,227 Show data context 16,912 Show data context 15,189 Show data context 8,264 Show data context
1981 24,502 Show data context 15,619 Show data context 15,126 Show data context 5,926 Show data context
1991 25,876 Show data context 10,537 Show data context 12,458 Show data context 1,350 Show data context
2001 198,851 Show data context 134,786 Show data context 241,352 Show data context 84,187 Show data context
2011 426,257 Show data context 194,858 Show data context 294,024 Show data context 118,044 Show data context
2021 312,758 Show data context 224,142 Show data context 310,406 Show data context 165,578 Show data context
Date Source
1841 - 2021 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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nCube definition


Numbers of persons of each sex who are economically active or inactive, as recorded by the Census of Population.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Lancashire Modern (post-1974) County through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10097848/cube/NS_SEC_4WAY

Date accessed: 03rd June 2026