Burnley 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 85 Show data context 839 Show data context 31 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,213 Show data context 2,131 Show data context 1,423 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 1,387 Show data context 8,570 Show data context 2,650 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 4,413 Show data context 5,542 Show data context 6,497 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 1,943 Show data context 1,864 Show data context 2,055 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,018 Show data context 1,164 Show data context 1,305 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 4,414 Show data context 5,988 Show data context 6,684 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,034 Show data context 944 Show data context 984 Show data context
Own account workers 1,751 Show data context 3,036 Show data context 4,199 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 2,779 Show data context 2,217 Show data context 1,706 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,751 Show data context 2,165 Show data context 2,169 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 7,445 Show data context 9,441 Show data context 9,107 Show data context
Routine occupations 6,816 Show data context 8,155 Show data context 11,157 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 2,305 Show data context 4,361 Show data context 7,852 Show data context
Full-time students 2,799 Show data context 3,575 Show data context 4,054 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, Burnley 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