Herefordshire Unitary Authority (County/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 368 Show data context 3,375 Show data context 197 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 3,357 Show data context 9,047 Show data context 6,539 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 5,105 Show data context 28,435 Show data context 12,136 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 12,095 Show data context 17,255 Show data context 20,871 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 6,779 Show data context 6,754 Show data context 7,146 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 3,245 Show data context 4,426 Show data context 4,834 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 8,809 Show data context 14,959 Show data context 16,882 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 5,227 Show data context 4,702 Show data context 4,654 Show data context
Own account workers 9,806 Show data context 14,682 Show data context 19,018 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 6,508 Show data context 5,584 Show data context 4,340 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 2,990 Show data context 3,904 Show data context 4,466 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 16,630 Show data context 21,656 Show data context 20,081 Show data context
Routine occupations 11,252 Show data context 14,558 Show data context 19,349 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 3,040 Show data context 4,773 Show data context 9,731 Show data context
Full-time students 5,846 Show data context 7,767 Show data context 6,943 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 full National Statistics Socio-cconomic Classification includes classes for persons of working age who were outside the workforce, i.e. those who have never worked, the long-term unemployed and full-time students, who are included here as a separate sub-total and should be excluded in the calculation of rates.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Herefordshire Unitary Authority (County/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: 03rd June 2026