the North East Government Region : 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 3,996 Show data context 34,809 Show data context 1,117 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 37,546 Show data context 109,610 Show data context 61,545 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 60,693 Show data context 353,248 Show data context 147,971 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 160,499 Show data context 223,386 Show data context 261,921 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 71,503 Show data context 75,130 Show data context 76,516 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 45,162 Show data context 54,732 Show data context 55,820 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 162,386 Show data context 249,525 Show data context 257,177 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 35,334 Show data context 38,852 Show data context 38,362 Show data context
Own account workers 52,349 Show data context 93,915 Show data context 131,428 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 93,371 Show data context 81,917 Show data context 60,396 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 51,427 Show data context 71,810 Show data context 76,234 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 232,772 Show data context 315,484 Show data context 288,266 Show data context
Routine occupations 204,884 Show data context 276,289 Show data context 302,407 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 89,010 Show data context 126,073 Show data context 249,852 Show data context
Full-time students 125,054 Show data context 172,674 Show data context 169,641 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, the North East Government Region 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