Stafford 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 217 Show data context 2,920 Show data context 94 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 3,393 Show data context 8,468 Show data context 5,288 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 4,628 Show data context 23,115 Show data context 11,040 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 10,486 Show data context 14,279 Show data context 17,281 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 5,095 Show data context 5,324 Show data context 5,574 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 2,990 Show data context 3,512 Show data context 3,905 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 8,403 Show data context 13,022 Show data context 14,049 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,537 Show data context 2,617 Show data context 2,543 Show data context
Own account workers 3,905 Show data context 6,284 Show data context 8,912 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 4,442 Show data context 3,763 Show data context 2,946 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,986 Show data context 3,052 Show data context 3,591 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 9,750 Show data context 12,789 Show data context 12,296 Show data context
Routine occupations 7,928 Show data context 9,896 Show data context 13,583 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,958 Show data context 3,297 Show data context 7,002 Show data context
Full-time students 5,975 Show data context 8,074 Show data context 5,523 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, Stafford 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