Macclesfield 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 72 Show data context 1,100 Show data context 32 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,675 Show data context 4,233 Show data context 2,197 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 2,577 Show data context 9,229 Show data context 4,887 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 4,588 Show data context 6,082 Show data context 7,041 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 2,323 Show data context 2,108 Show data context 2,043 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,009 Show data context 1,039 Show data context 1,167 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 3,515 Show data context 5,095 Show data context 5,562 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 873 Show data context 809 Show data context 828 Show data context
Own account workers 1,665 Show data context 2,833 Show data context 3,610 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 1,887 Show data context 1,573 Show data context 1,256 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,032 Show data context 1,315 Show data context 1,273 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 4,133 Show data context 5,417 Show data context 5,172 Show data context
Routine occupations 3,234 Show data context 4,014 Show data context 4,947 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 745 Show data context 1,502 Show data context 2,913 Show data context
Full-time students 1,866 Show data context 2,381 Show data context 2,066 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, Macclesfield 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