York 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 172 Show data context 2,007 Show data context 91 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 2,429 Show data context 9,536 Show data context 3,970 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 5,102 Show data context 20,945 Show data context 12,759 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 9,004 Show data context 13,467 Show data context 15,621 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 4,252 Show data context 4,893 Show data context 4,423 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 2,413 Show data context 2,585 Show data context 2,564 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 7,869 Show data context 11,511 Show data context 11,599 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,682 Show data context 1,761 Show data context 1,748 Show data context
Own account workers 3,167 Show data context 5,503 Show data context 7,636 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 4,712 Show data context 4,245 Show data context 3,020 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 2,076 Show data context 2,822 Show data context 3,017 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 11,954 Show data context 14,529 Show data context 11,868 Show data context
Routine occupations 8,275 Show data context 10,411 Show data context 13,483 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 2,048 Show data context 3,254 Show data context 6,232 Show data context
Full-time students 11,400 Show data context 18,651 Show data context 22,267 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, York 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