East Lothian 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 174 Show data context 1,344 Show data context 119 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,504 Show data context 5,497 Show data context 3,478 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 2,850 Show data context 15,903 Show data context 9,676 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 6,497 Show data context 10,107 Show data context 14,654 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 3,506 Show data context 3,545 Show data context 3,173 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 2,045 Show data context 2,251 Show data context 2,974 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 7,082 Show data context 10,053 Show data context 11,390 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,791 Show data context 1,932 Show data context 2,174 Show data context
Own account workers 2,572 Show data context 4,508 Show data context 6,576 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 3,113 Show data context 3,121 Show data context 3,244 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,736 Show data context 2,634 Show data context 3,395 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 8,615 Show data context 11,360 Show data context 10,180 Show data context
Routine occupations 6,354 Show data context 8,664 Show data context 10,752 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,736 Show data context 2,628 Show data context 5,029 Show data context
Full-time students 2,651 Show data context 5,177 Show data context 5,300 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, East Lothian 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: 06th June 2026