Rochdale 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 241 Show data context 1,191 Show data context 66 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,572 Show data context 3,548 Show data context 2,177 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 2,254 Show data context 11,866 Show data context 4,592 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 5,908 Show data context 7,472 Show data context 8,811 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 2,928 Show data context 2,851 Show data context 2,805 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,572 Show data context 1,543 Show data context 1,600 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 5,542 Show data context 8,369 Show data context 9,123 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,802 Show data context 1,884 Show data context 1,769 Show data context
Own account workers 2,726 Show data context 4,776 Show data context 6,542 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 3,305 Show data context 2,639 Show data context 1,851 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,454 Show data context 2,079 Show data context 2,169 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 8,085 Show data context 10,768 Show data context 9,656 Show data context
Routine occupations 8,328 Show data context 10,608 Show data context 13,086 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 5,325 Show data context 9,068 Show data context 13,341 Show data context
Full-time students 4,631 Show data context 6,634 Show data context 7,258 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, Rochdale 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: 03rd June 2026