Airdrie Hamilton and Motherwell 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 504 Show data context 3,049 Show data context 113 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 3,564 Show data context 10,502 Show data context 6,352 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 5,612 Show data context 40,770 Show data context 16,418 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 18,976 Show data context 26,153 Show data context 33,859 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 8,571 Show data context 8,509 Show data context 7,740 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 5,058 Show data context 6,108 Show data context 7,124 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 19,803 Show data context 32,262 Show data context 32,648 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 3,568 Show data context 3,848 Show data context 4,033 Show data context
Own account workers 4,813 Show data context 9,239 Show data context 12,559 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 9,183 Show data context 9,754 Show data context 7,976 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 6,526 Show data context 9,594 Show data context 10,475 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 27,642 Show data context 38,727 Show data context 29,591 Show data context
Routine occupations 25,416 Show data context 35,749 Show data context 41,336 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 10,812 Show data context 13,814 Show data context 20,903 Show data context
Full-time students 12,217 Show data context 14,605 Show data context 16,934 Show data context
Date Source
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV31, NS-SeC (51 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS607UK - NS-SeC)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV607, NS-SeC, for "all people aged 16 and over")

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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, Airdrie Hamilton and Motherwell 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