Barrow in Furness Built-up Area : NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

Data cube chart.

NS Socio-economic Classfication (15 way) 2001 2011 2021
Employers in large establishments 87 Show data context 707 Show data context 16 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 690 Show data context 2,251 Show data context 1,188 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 1,159 Show data context 7,237 Show data context 3,294 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 3,369 Show data context 4,559 Show data context 5,536 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 1,267 Show data context 1,409 Show data context 1,337 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 865 Show data context 1,269 Show data context 1,393 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 3,171 Show data context 5,129 Show data context 4,926 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 809 Show data context 844 Show data context 671 Show data context
Own account workers 1,166 Show data context 2,015 Show data context 2,449 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 2,403 Show data context 1,895 Show data context 1,348 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,794 Show data context 2,333 Show data context 2,419 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 5,917 Show data context 7,684 Show data context 7,057 Show data context
Routine occupations 4,891 Show data context 6,966 Show data context 7,464 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 2,013 Show data context 2,465 Show data context 4,655 Show data context
Full-time students 1,806 Show data context 2,236 Show data context 1,773 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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Number of persons with or without a university degree or equivalent qualification.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Barrow in Furness 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