Trafford District : 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 572 Show data context 4,665 Show data context 254 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 5,602 Show data context 18,726 Show data context 9,442 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 10,414 Show data context 38,771 Show data context 25,647 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 18,688 Show data context 25,737 Show data context 30,185 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 9,313 Show data context 8,769 Show data context 8,409 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 4,770 Show data context 4,265 Show data context 4,456 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 17,183 Show data context 24,552 Show data context 23,394 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 3,392 Show data context 3,674 Show data context 3,707 Show data context
Own account workers 5,829 Show data context 10,096 Show data context 13,447 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 6,251 Show data context 5,049 Show data context 3,524 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 3,292 Show data context 4,365 Show data context 4,304 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 15,264 Show data context 20,057 Show data context 17,298 Show data context
Routine occupations 10,219 Show data context 13,339 Show data context 15,936 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 4,715 Show data context 7,574 Show data context 14,083 Show data context
Full-time students 9,149 Show data context 11,938 Show data context 12,033 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, Trafford District 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