Smethwick 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 69 Show data context 341 Show data context 11 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 431 Show data context 1,535 Show data context 628 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 964 Show data context 4,817 Show data context 1,795 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 2,518 Show data context 3,280 Show data context 3,821 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 884 Show data context 1,012 Show data context 879 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 592 Show data context 525 Show data context 575 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 2,373 Show data context 3,306 Show data context 3,520 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 442 Show data context 615 Show data context 723 Show data context
Own account workers 756 Show data context 1,726 Show data context 2,609 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 1,335 Show data context 1,134 Show data context 929 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 677 Show data context 859 Show data context 1,017 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 3,962 Show data context 5,575 Show data context 5,164 Show data context
Routine occupations 3,742 Show data context 5,360 Show data context 7,516 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 2,955 Show data context 5,176 Show data context 8,106 Show data context
Full-time students 2,394 Show data context 3,814 Show data context 4,906 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, Smethwick 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: 08th June 2026