Worcester District : 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 105 Show data context 1,632 Show data context 47 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 2,318 Show data context 5,776 Show data context 2,953 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 3,432 Show data context 15,973 Show data context 7,204 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 7,653 Show data context 10,222 Show data context 11,959 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 4,199 Show data context 3,622 Show data context 3,560 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 2,029 Show data context 2,129 Show data context 2,270 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 6,576 Show data context 9,205 Show data context 10,183 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,263 Show data context 1,176 Show data context 1,287 Show data context
Own account workers 2,507 Show data context 4,314 Show data context 6,111 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 3,585 Show data context 2,858 Show data context 2,291 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,877 Show data context 2,438 Show data context 2,616 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 9,108 Show data context 11,215 Show data context 10,606 Show data context
Routine occupations 7,369 Show data context 8,325 Show data context 11,283 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,650 Show data context 3,224 Show data context 5,865 Show data context
Full-time students 4,575 Show data context 7,246 Show data context 7,357 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, Worcester District 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: 09th March 2026