Fort William 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 16 Show data context 88 Show data context 3 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 62 Show data context 250 Show data context 168 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 130 Show data context 1,452 Show data context 391 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 558 Show data context 819 Show data context 967 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 359 Show data context 393 Show data context 330 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 152 Show data context 240 Show data context 261 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 507 Show data context 753 Show data context 794 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 209 Show data context 194 Show data context 189 Show data context
Own account workers 297 Show data context 460 Show data context 582 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 603 Show data context 574 Show data context 408 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 292 Show data context 366 Show data context 485 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 1,276 Show data context 1,614 Show data context 1,331 Show data context
Routine occupations 1,108 Show data context 1,263 Show data context 1,749 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 167 Show data context 229 Show data context 428 Show data context
Full-time students 235 Show data context 337 Show data context 609 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 1831 census provided information at parish-level on the number of males aged over 20 in each of nine occupational categories. Here we group those nine into four to identify the main sectors: "Agriculture" combines large- and small-scale farmers with agricultural labourers. "Manufacturing" focuses on new factory-based industries. "Retail and handicrafts" covers those in small businesses who sold products they made themselves. "Other" covers "capitalists" and professionals, labourers outside agriculture, servants ...


and "others".


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Fort William 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/13513399/cube/NS_SEC_15WAY

Date accessed: 06th June 2026