North 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 528 Show data context 3,363 Show data context 99 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 4,000 Show data context 10,957 Show data context 6,965 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 5,856 Show data context 45,791 Show data context 17,741 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 21,690 Show data context 29,332 Show data context 38,418 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 9,978 Show data context 9,463 Show data context 8,982 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 5,918 Show data context 6,996 Show data context 8,146 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 23,665 Show data context 37,274 Show data context 37,810 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 4,112 Show data context 4,229 Show data context 4,503 Show data context
Own account workers 5,883 Show data context 11,234 Show data context 14,613 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 10,984 Show data context 11,271 Show data context 9,110 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 7,864 Show data context 10,737 Show data context 11,931 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 31,421 Show data context 43,516 Show data context 33,528 Show data context
Routine occupations 29,668 Show data context 40,929 Show data context 47,067 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 11,393 Show data context 15,078 Show data context 22,749 Show data context
Full-time students 13,601 Show data context 17,009 Show data context 19,101 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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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, North 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: 05th June 2026