Labour force; 1800-2013 (12-hours threshold)

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Description topics

Employed labour force

Social class

Classification of socio-economic class of Erikson, Goldthorpe en
Portocarero (1979). Within the classes professions are combined that are
characterized by the same market and labour situation based on the source
and height of the income, degree of economic certainty, chances of
economic progression, place in production ratio, degree of power of
decision in production process and production resources and degree of
autonomy in working. The EGP class scheme brings a few distinctions
together. The division into brainwork, manual work and agricultural work,
the distinction between entrepreneurship and paid employment and the
differences in managerial tasks and level of profession.
Classes:
I Higher-grade professionals, administrators, and officials; managers in
large industrial establishments; large proprietors.
II Lower-grade professionals, administrators, and officials, higher-grade
technicians; managers in small industrial establishments; supervisors of
non-manual employees.
III Routine, non-manual employees.
IV Small proprietors, artisans, farmers and smallholders etc.
V Lower-grade technicians; supervisors of manual workers.
VI Skilled manual workers.
VII Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, agricultural and other
workers in primary production.

I

Classes:
I Higher-grade professionals, administrators, and officials; managers in
large industrial establishments; large proprietors.
II Lower-grade professionals, administrators, and officials, higher-grade
technicians; managers in small industrial establishments; supervisors of
non-manual employees.
III Routine, non-manual employees.
IV Small proprietors, artisans, farmers and smallholders etc.
V Lower-grade technicians; supervisors of manual workers.
VI Skilled manual workers.
VII Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, agricultural and other
workers in primary production.

II

Classes:
I Higher-grade professionals, administrators, and officials; managers in
large industrial establishments; large proprietors.
II Lower-grade professionals, administrators, and officials, higher-grade
technicians; managers in small industrial establishments; supervisors of
non-manual employees.
III Routine, non-manual employees.
IV Small proprietors, artisans, farmers and smallholders etc.
V Lower-grade technicians; supervisors of manual workers.
VI Skilled manual workers.
VII Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, agricultural and other
workers in primary production.

III

Classes:
I Higher-grade professionals, administrators, and officials; managers in
large industrial establishments; large proprietors.
II Lower-grade professionals, administrators, and officials, higher-grade
technicians; managers in small industrial establishments; supervisors of
non-manual employees.
III Routine, non-manual employees.
IV Small proprietors, artisans, farmers and smallholders etc.
V Lower-grade technicians; supervisors of manual workers.
VI Skilled manual workers.
VII Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, agricultural and other
workers in primary production.

IV

Classes:
I Higher-grade professionals, administrators, and officials; managers in
large industrial establishments; large proprietors.
II Lower-grade professionals, administrators, and officials, higher-grade
technicians; managers in small industrial establishments; supervisors of
non-manual employees.
III Routine, non-manual employees.
IV Small proprietors, artisans, farmers and smallholders etc.
V Lower-grade technicians; supervisors of manual workers.
VI Skilled manual workers.
VII Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, agricultural and other
workers in primary production.

V

Classes:
I Higher-grade professionals, administrators, and officials; managers in
large industrial establishments; large proprietors.
II Lower-grade professionals, administrators, and officials, higher-grade
technicians; managers in small industrial establishments; supervisors of
non-manual employees.
III Routine, non-manual employees.
IV Small proprietors, artisans, farmers and smallholders etc.
V Lower-grade technicians; supervisors of manual workers.
VI Skilled manual workers.
VII Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, agricultural and other
workers in primary production.

VI

Classes:
I Higher-grade professionals, administrators, and officials; managers in
large industrial establishments; large proprietors.
II Lower-grade professionals, administrators, and officials, higher-grade
technicians; managers in small industrial establishments; supervisors of
non-manual employees.
III Routine, non-manual employees.
IV Small proprietors, artisans, farmers and smallholders etc.
V Lower-grade technicians; supervisors of manual workers.
VI Skilled manual workers.
VII Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, agricultural and other
workers in primary production.

VII

Classes:
I Higher-grade professionals, administrators, and officials; managers in
large industrial establishments; large proprietors.
II Lower-grade professionals, administrators, and officials, higher-grade
technicians; managers in small industrial establishments; supervisors of
non-manual employees.
III Routine, non-manual employees.
IV Small proprietors, artisans, farmers and smallholders etc.
V Lower-grade technicians; supervisors of manual workers.
VI Skilled manual workers.
VII Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, agricultural and other
workers in primary production.