Plymouth 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 375 Show data context 3,332 Show data context 125 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 3,274 Show data context 9,938 Show data context 5,577 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 5,534 Show data context 34,784 Show data context 13,332 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 14,768 Show data context 20,146 Show data context 25,109 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 6,520 Show data context 7,379 Show data context 7,887 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 6,770 Show data context 7,259 Show data context 7,197 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 16,672 Show data context 25,553 Show data context 26,883 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 3,181 Show data context 3,535 Show data context 3,365 Show data context
Own account workers 6,080 Show data context 10,883 Show data context 15,470 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 10,455 Show data context 8,196 Show data context 6,378 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 4,587 Show data context 6,696 Show data context 7,393 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 23,676 Show data context 30,614 Show data context 29,543 Show data context
Routine occupations 18,371 Show data context 24,491 Show data context 30,766 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 5,738 Show data context 9,187 Show data context 17,656 Show data context
Full-time students 15,960 Show data context 24,577 Show data context 21,918 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, Plymouth 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: 04th June 2026