St Albans 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 303 Show data context 4,282 Show data context 245 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 6,724 Show data context 16,769 Show data context 10,134 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 10,092 Show data context 29,219 Show data context 19,860 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 13,801 Show data context 19,463 Show data context 20,699 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 7,702 Show data context 7,108 Show data context 6,041 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 2,950 Show data context 2,648 Show data context 2,796 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 8,844 Show data context 12,322 Show data context 12,415 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,022 Show data context 2,034 Show data context 2,241 Show data context
Own account workers 4,394 Show data context 7,061 Show data context 10,063 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 2,930 Show data context 2,497 Show data context 1,892 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,106 Show data context 1,705 Show data context 1,789 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 7,144 Show data context 8,443 Show data context 8,175 Show data context
Routine occupations 4,296 Show data context 5,392 Show data context 6,858 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,657 Show data context 2,991 Show data context 5,782 Show data context
Full-time students 5,435 Show data context 7,148 Show data context 7,138 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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Deaths under 12 months, grouped into non-additive categories. Total deaths under 12 months was reported at much earlier dates than the more specific groups.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, St Albans 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