West Northamptonshire 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 686 Show data context 7,324 Show data context 325 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 10,710 Show data context 22,083 Show data context 15,416 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 12,503 Show data context 60,220 Show data context 29,646 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 26,859 Show data context 36,266 Show data context 44,319 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 17,499 Show data context 16,375 Show data context 16,098 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 7,489 Show data context 7,579 Show data context 8,765 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 25,612 Show data context 38,947 Show data context 41,902 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 6,175 Show data context 6,512 Show data context 7,493 Show data context
Own account workers 11,819 Show data context 19,939 Show data context 31,449 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 12,783 Show data context 10,790 Show data context 8,950 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 6,100 Show data context 8,109 Show data context 9,488 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 28,959 Show data context 36,051 Show data context 34,940 Show data context
Routine occupations 26,595 Show data context 33,701 Show data context 50,475 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 5,762 Show data context 10,851 Show data context 21,133 Show data context
Full-time students 15,850 Show data context 20,855 Show data context 23,148 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, West Northamptonshire 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