NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)
| NS Socio-economic Classfication (15 way) | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employers in large establishments |
15
|
231
|
3
|
| Higher managerial & administrative occupations |
289
|
636
|
408
|
| Higher professional occupations |
396
|
2,210
|
921
|
| Lower professional & higher technical occupations |
1,008
|
1,308
|
1,602
|
| Lower managerial & administrative occupations |
612
|
546
|
561
|
| Higher supervisory occupations |
365
|
356
|
314
|
| Intermediate occupations |
1,308
|
1,819
|
1,768
|
| Employers in small organisations |
273
|
250
|
230
|
| Own account workers |
524
|
748
|
974
|
| Lower supervisory occupations |
564
|
436
|
305
|
| Lower technical occupations |
366
|
465
|
462
|
| Semi-routine occupations |
1,368
|
1,588
|
1,404
|
| Routine occupations |
1,007
|
1,194
|
1,388
|
| Never worked & long-term unemployed |
201
|
359
|
910
|
| Full-time students |
492
|
604
|
488
|
| 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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