Moray Council : 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 125 Show data context 1,333 Show data context 57 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,513 Show data context 2,746 Show data context 2,014 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 1,709 Show data context 13,939 Show data context 4,544 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 6,341 Show data context 8,172 Show data context 11,486 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 2,204 Show data context 2,257 Show data context 2,282 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 2,700 Show data context 3,510 Show data context 2,948 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 5,614 Show data context 8,285 Show data context 8,827 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,173 Show data context 1,991 Show data context 2,095 Show data context
Own account workers 2,635 Show data context 4,177 Show data context 5,414 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 3,861 Show data context 4,230 Show data context 3,402 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 2,103 Show data context 3,154 Show data context 3,793 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 9,127 Show data context 12,780 Show data context 10,012 Show data context
Routine occupations 7,380 Show data context 9,873 Show data context 13,310 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,835 Show data context 2,232 Show data context 4,210 Show data context
Full-time students 2,985 Show data context 3,670 Show data context 3,282 Show data context
Date Source
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV31, NS-SeC (51 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS607UK - NS-SeC)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV607, NS-SeC, for "all people aged 16 and over")

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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Moray Council 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: 07th June 2026