South Shields 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 120 Show data context 779 Show data context 17 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 762 Show data context 2,338 Show data context 1,335 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 1,203 Show data context 9,028 Show data context 2,947 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 4,271 Show data context 5,813 Show data context 6,813 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 1,714 Show data context 1,815 Show data context 1,759 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,129 Show data context 1,400 Show data context 1,485 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 4,871 Show data context 7,255 Show data context 7,361 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 849 Show data context 997 Show data context 903 Show data context
Own account workers 1,299 Show data context 2,355 Show data context 3,268 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 2,771 Show data context 2,510 Show data context 1,752 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,739 Show data context 2,285 Show data context 2,350 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 7,668 Show data context 9,877 Show data context 8,823 Show data context
Routine occupations 6,771 Show data context 9,130 Show data context 9,199 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 3,779 Show data context 4,601 Show data context 8,672 Show data context
Full-time students 3,258 Show data context 4,116 Show data context 3,535 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, South Shields 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: 05th June 2026