St Helens 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 162 Show data context 1,238 Show data context 20 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,237 Show data context 3,228 Show data context 2,175 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 1,566 Show data context 13,107 Show data context 4,792 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 5,809 Show data context 8,152 Show data context 9,826 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 2,738 Show data context 3,039 Show data context 3,236 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,581 Show data context 1,916 Show data context 2,191 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 5,985 Show data context 9,387 Show data context 10,152 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,122 Show data context 1,266 Show data context 1,319 Show data context
Own account workers 1,903 Show data context 3,408 Show data context 5,191 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 3,915 Show data context 3,577 Show data context 2,664 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 2,055 Show data context 2,911 Show data context 3,121 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 10,178 Show data context 13,964 Show data context 12,529 Show data context
Routine occupations 9,366 Show data context 12,837 Show data context 15,618 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 4,135 Show data context 5,643 Show data context 10,224 Show data context
Full-time students 4,162 Show data context 4,954 Show data context 4,618 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, St Helens 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