Blackburn 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 209 Show data context 1,274 Show data context 65 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,389 Show data context 4,001 Show data context 1,930 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 2,050 Show data context 12,218 Show data context 4,822 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 5,849 Show data context 7,852 Show data context 9,928 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 2,689 Show data context 2,770 Show data context 2,797 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,348 Show data context 1,596 Show data context 1,722 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 5,661 Show data context 9,586 Show data context 11,124 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,796 Show data context 2,011 Show data context 1,801 Show data context
Own account workers 2,406 Show data context 4,609 Show data context 6,155 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 3,452 Show data context 2,995 Show data context 2,072 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 2,353 Show data context 3,043 Show data context 2,841 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 9,776 Show data context 13,278 Show data context 11,884 Show data context
Routine occupations 8,888 Show data context 11,870 Show data context 14,315 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 6,649 Show data context 9,695 Show data context 14,888 Show data context
Full-time students 5,099 Show data context 7,631 Show data context 8,765 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, Blackburn 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: 06th June 2026