Oldham 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 179 Show data context 601 Show data context 26 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 768 Show data context 1,805 Show data context 1,010 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 1,107 Show data context 7,286 Show data context 2,503 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 3,397 Show data context 4,427 Show data context 5,662 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 1,872 Show data context 1,829 Show data context 1,989 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,021 Show data context 1,030 Show data context 1,199 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 4,111 Show data context 6,183 Show data context 7,257 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,250 Show data context 1,440 Show data context 1,495 Show data context
Own account workers 2,103 Show data context 3,885 Show data context 6,086 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 3,157 Show data context 2,513 Show data context 1,766 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,637 Show data context 2,327 Show data context 2,334 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 9,116 Show data context 11,201 Show data context 9,936 Show data context
Routine occupations 9,134 Show data context 11,355 Show data context 14,341 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 6,182 Show data context 10,020 Show data context 15,765 Show data context
Full-time students 4,257 Show data context 6,414 Show data context 8,720 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, Oldham 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