County Durham 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 729 Show data context 7,521 Show data context 222 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 7,717 Show data context 20,025 Show data context 12,206 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 10,784 Show data context 69,276 Show data context 26,179 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 30,802 Show data context 42,951 Show data context 49,554 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 13,779 Show data context 14,975 Show data context 15,363 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 8,689 Show data context 11,350 Show data context 11,293 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 29,774 Show data context 46,532 Show data context 48,682 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 7,441 Show data context 8,050 Show data context 7,927 Show data context
Own account workers 10,735 Show data context 19,933 Show data context 27,658 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 18,841 Show data context 17,058 Show data context 12,800 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 10,624 Show data context 14,607 Show data context 16,558 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 44,852 Show data context 64,914 Show data context 58,757 Show data context
Routine occupations 45,438 Show data context 60,730 Show data context 64,002 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 14,307 Show data context 21,624 Show data context 47,163 Show data context
Full-time students 24,464 Show data context 33,526 Show data context 35,484 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 full National Statistics Socio-cconomic Classification includes classes for persons of working age who were outside the workforce, i.e. those who have never worked, the long-term unemployed and full-time students, who are included here as a separate sub-total and should be excluded in the calculation of rates.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, County Durham 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: 05th June 2026