Luton 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 420 Show data context 1,896 Show data context 84 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 3,110 Show data context 7,377 Show data context 3,462 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 5,016 Show data context 23,071 Show data context 9,761 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 11,278 Show data context 14,593 Show data context 17,322 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 6,344 Show data context 5,509 Show data context 5,588 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 3,664 Show data context 2,969 Show data context 3,487 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 13,104 Show data context 17,750 Show data context 18,495 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,552 Show data context 3,020 Show data context 3,451 Show data context
Own account workers 5,462 Show data context 9,698 Show data context 15,477 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 7,227 Show data context 5,728 Show data context 4,408 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 3,680 Show data context 4,609 Show data context 4,588 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 17,484 Show data context 20,514 Show data context 20,041 Show data context
Routine occupations 13,017 Show data context 18,851 Show data context 25,786 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 8,099 Show data context 14,368 Show data context 22,674 Show data context
Full-time students 11,847 Show data context 18,326 Show data context 18,096 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, Luton 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