Dumfries 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 42 Show data context 349 Show data context 14 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 365 Show data context 1,232 Show data context 657 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 678 Show data context 5,043 Show data context 1,718 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 2,380 Show data context 3,366 Show data context 4,270 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 862 Show data context 887 Show data context 845 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 615 Show data context 790 Show data context 896 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 2,171 Show data context 3,210 Show data context 3,628 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 530 Show data context 583 Show data context 567 Show data context
Own account workers 634 Show data context 1,073 Show data context 1,446 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 1,153 Show data context 1,192 Show data context 1,013 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 845 Show data context 952 Show data context 1,161 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 3,513 Show data context 4,682 Show data context 3,879 Show data context
Routine occupations 2,755 Show data context 3,705 Show data context 4,655 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,061 Show data context 1,251 Show data context 2,176 Show data context
Full-time students 1,041 Show data context 1,470 Show data context 1,551 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, Dumfries Built-up Area through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/13513351/cube/NS_SEC_15WAY

Date accessed: 08th June 2026