Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole 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 630 Show data context 6,031 Show data context 485 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 5,945 Show data context 21,085 Show data context 13,561 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 11,229 Show data context 59,356 Show data context 28,856 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 24,739 Show data context 36,548 Show data context 44,538 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 14,370 Show data context 15,481 Show data context 15,135 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 7,493 Show data context 7,327 Show data context 8,628 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 23,207 Show data context 36,938 Show data context 40,314 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 6,450 Show data context 6,958 Show data context 7,234 Show data context
Own account workers 13,744 Show data context 22,915 Show data context 31,626 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 12,763 Show data context 11,319 Show data context 8,857 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 4,935 Show data context 8,202 Show data context 8,645 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 29,778 Show data context 40,677 Show data context 42,006 Show data context
Routine occupations 18,235 Show data context 26,668 Show data context 34,300 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 5,646 Show data context 9,550 Show data context 21,872 Show data context
Full-time students 17,516 Show data context 26,911 Show data context 28,881 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, Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole 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: 06th June 2026