Sunderland Built-up Area : 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 300 Show data context 1,695 Show data context 36 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,766 Show data context 4,871 Show data context 3,034 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 2,813 Show data context 20,292 Show data context 6,554 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 9,305 Show data context 12,937 Show data context 15,059 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 4,101 Show data context 4,249 Show data context 4,343 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 2,519 Show data context 3,106 Show data context 3,084 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 11,694 Show data context 17,264 Show data context 17,139 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,994 Show data context 2,305 Show data context 2,066 Show data context
Own account workers 2,980 Show data context 5,582 Show data context 7,430 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 5,793 Show data context 5,095 Show data context 3,743 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 3,592 Show data context 4,927 Show data context 5,025 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 16,345 Show data context 22,161 Show data context 20,543 Show data context
Routine occupations 15,452 Show data context 21,318 Show data context 21,211 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 7,582 Show data context 10,198 Show data context 19,412 Show data context
Full-time students 10,311 Show data context 12,524 Show data context 10,168 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, Sunderland Built-up Area 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