Rossendale 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 140 Show data context 1,398 Show data context 55 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,394 Show data context 3,229 Show data context 2,298 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 1,679 Show data context 10,680 Show data context 4,160 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 4,921 Show data context 6,824 Show data context 7,965 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 2,519 Show data context 2,524 Show data context 2,577 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,201 Show data context 1,332 Show data context 1,506 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 3,971 Show data context 6,285 Show data context 6,639 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,362 Show data context 1,389 Show data context 1,218 Show data context
Own account workers 2,302 Show data context 3,950 Show data context 5,277 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 2,403 Show data context 1,858 Show data context 1,446 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,143 Show data context 1,659 Show data context 1,908 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 5,678 Show data context 7,317 Show data context 6,846 Show data context
Routine occupations 5,805 Show data context 6,539 Show data context 7,505 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,406 Show data context 2,462 Show data context 4,774 Show data context
Full-time students 2,468 Show data context 3,309 Show data context 3,128 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, Rossendale 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: 03rd June 2026