Darlington 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 151 Show data context 1,621 Show data context 51 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,959 Show data context 4,868 Show data context 2,849 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 2,629 Show data context 15,507 Show data context 6,232 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 6,699 Show data context 9,516 Show data context 11,014 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 3,541 Show data context 3,499 Show data context 3,556 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,966 Show data context 2,492 Show data context 2,561 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 6,767 Show data context 11,050 Show data context 10,902 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,577 Show data context 1,638 Show data context 1,698 Show data context
Own account workers 2,379 Show data context 4,156 Show data context 5,600 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 3,775 Show data context 3,108 Show data context 2,375 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,923 Show data context 2,665 Show data context 2,844 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 9,362 Show data context 12,661 Show data context 11,380 Show data context
Routine occupations 7,232 Show data context 10,238 Show data context 13,410 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 2,975 Show data context 4,548 Show data context 8,968 Show data context
Full-time students 3,245 Show data context 4,575 Show data context 4,638 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, Darlington 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