Oldham 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 439 Show data context 2,907 Show data context 83 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 3,533 Show data context 7,683 Show data context 4,778 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 4,648 Show data context 27,203 Show data context 9,866 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 13,137 Show data context 16,924 Show data context 19,831 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 6,764 Show data context 6,478 Show data context 6,613 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 3,839 Show data context 3,801 Show data context 4,155 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 14,340 Show data context 20,724 Show data context 22,096 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 3,622 Show data context 3,776 Show data context 3,774 Show data context
Own account workers 6,143 Show data context 10,021 Show data context 14,185 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 7,838 Show data context 6,115 Show data context 4,350 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 4,580 Show data context 6,268 Show data context 6,047 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 20,348 Show data context 24,949 Show data context 22,062 Show data context
Routine occupations 18,900 Show data context 23,628 Show data context 28,860 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 8,110 Show data context 14,005 Show data context 25,323 Show data context
Full-time students 9,026 Show data context 12,486 Show data context 14,996 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, Oldham 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