Inverclyde 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 133 Show data context 824 Show data context 51 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,290 Show data context 3,225 Show data context 1,707 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 1,911 Show data context 11,256 Show data context 4,399 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 5,850 Show data context 7,789 Show data context 9,916 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 1,969 Show data context 1,912 Show data context 1,845 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,380 Show data context 1,555 Show data context 1,813 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 5,942 Show data context 8,620 Show data context 9,039 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 880 Show data context 932 Show data context 1,006 Show data context
Own account workers 1,227 Show data context 2,194 Show data context 2,746 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 2,611 Show data context 2,403 Show data context 2,183 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,761 Show data context 2,299 Show data context 2,559 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 8,638 Show data context 10,841 Show data context 8,839 Show data context
Routine occupations 7,844 Show data context 10,053 Show data context 10,153 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 2,748 Show data context 3,424 Show data context 5,916 Show data context
Full-time students 3,870 Show data context 4,822 Show data context 4,272 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Inverclyde 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: 04th June 2026