Orrell 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 18 Show data context 392 Show data context 9 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 439 Show data context 1,180 Show data context 788 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 623 Show data context 3,715 Show data context 1,483 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,699 Show data context 2,414 Show data context 2,948 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 742 Show data context 802 Show data context 870 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 424 Show data context 499 Show data context 550 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 1,574 Show data context 2,285 Show data context 2,444 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 376 Show data context 386 Show data context 390 Show data context
Own account workers 584 Show data context 1,065 Show data context 1,475 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 718 Show data context 671 Show data context 491 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 483 Show data context 661 Show data context 703 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 1,955 Show data context 2,438 Show data context 2,099 Show data context
Routine occupations 1,612 Show data context 2,090 Show data context 2,650 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 337 Show data context 605 Show data context 1,437 Show data context
Full-time students 757 Show data context 982 Show data context 1,053 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, Orrell 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: 09th June 2026