Portsmouth 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 455 Show data context 3,241 Show data context 102 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 3,811 Show data context 9,800 Show data context 4,788 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 6,267 Show data context 28,637 Show data context 11,905 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 13,158 Show data context 17,531 Show data context 20,919 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 5,886 Show data context 6,241 Show data context 6,469 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 4,842 Show data context 4,865 Show data context 4,698 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 12,839 Show data context 18,949 Show data context 18,776 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,847 Show data context 2,815 Show data context 2,903 Show data context
Own account workers 5,422 Show data context 9,366 Show data context 13,864 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 7,514 Show data context 6,095 Show data context 4,563 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 3,026 Show data context 4,464 Show data context 4,624 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 16,569 Show data context 20,506 Show data context 20,444 Show data context
Routine occupations 12,725 Show data context 17,116 Show data context 20,283 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 4,178 Show data context 7,293 Show data context 13,268 Show data context
Full-time students 14,994 Show data context 25,423 Show data context 23,277 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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Number of persons with or without a university degree or equivalent qualification.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth 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: 06th June 2026