Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	86,565	9,005
11 Apr 1927	88,452	7,118
11 Jul 1927	89,481	6,089
17 Oct 1927	89,310	6,260
16 Jan 1928	86,008	7,102
16 Apr 1928	87,011	6,099
16 Jul 1928	86,092	7,018
15 Oct 1928	84,922	8,188
14 Jan 1929	83,651	9,069
15 Apr 1929	85,398	7,322
15 Jul 1929	86,064	6,656
14 Oct 1929	84,816	7,904
13 Jan 1930	90,332	3,978
14 Apr 1930	86,186	8,124
14 Jul 1930	86,101	8,209
13 Oct 1930	82,800	11,510
12 Jan 1931	83,099	13,931
13 Apr 1931	84,492	12,538
13 Jul 1931	84,840	12,190
12 Oct 1931	83,099	13,931
25 Jan 1932	84,729	14,101
25 Apr 1932	85,882	12,948
25 Jul 1932	86,237	12,593
24 Oct 1932	84,640	14,190
23 Jan 1933	84,872	15,278
24 Apr 1933	86,939	13,211
24 Jul 1933	88,018	12,132
23 Oct 1933	87,029	13,121
22 Jan 1934	88,378	13,852
23 Apr 1934	88,561	13,669
23 Jul 1934	89,387	12,843
22 Oct 1934	88,837	13,393
28 Jan 1935	86,942	15,218
15 Apr 1935	88,409	13,751
22 Jul 1935	89,142	13,018
21 Oct 1935	88,959	13,201
20 Jan 1936	87,685	15,675
27 Apr 1936	90,560	12,800
20 Jul 1936	91,024	12,336
26 Oct 1936	91,117	12,243
25 Jan 1937	92,540	13,220
19 Apr 1937	94,021	11,739
26 Jul 1937	94,972	10,788
18 Oct 1937	94,655	11,105
17 Jan 1938	120,756	18,364
04 Apr 1938	121,313	17,807
18 Jul 1938	122,982	16,138
17 Oct 1938	121,452	17,668
16 Jan 1939	123,418	20,762
17 Apr 1939	126,446	17,734
10 Jul 1939	129,906	14,274
16 Apr 1945		1,315
16 Jul 1945		1,286
15 Oct 1945		1,798
14 Jan 1946		2,837
08 Apr 1946		3,984
15 Jul 1946		4,482
14 Oct 1946		4,922
13 Jan 1947		5,373
14 Apr 1947		4,740
14 Jul 1947		3,304
13 Oct 1947		2,758
12 Jan 1948		3,160
12 Apr 1948		2,970
12 Jul 1948		3,344
11 Oct 1948		3,616
10 Jan 1949		4,385
11 Apr 1949		3,891
11 Jul 1949		3,639
10 Oct 1949		3,814
16 Jan 1950		4,721
17 Apr 1950		4,506
10 Jul 1950		4,234
16 Oct 1950		4,281
15 Jan 1951		4,800
16 Apr 1951		3,095
16 Jul 1951		2,734
15 Oct 1951		3,362
14 Jan 1952		4,430
21 Apr 1952		4,705
14 Jul 1952		4,015
13 Oct 1952		5,377
12 Jan 1953		6,599
13 Apr 1953		5,688
13 Jul 1953		4,725
12 Oct 1953		5,057
11 Jan 1954		6,026
12 Apr 1954		5,463
12 Jul 1954		4,339
11 Oct 1954		4,013
10 Jan 1955		4,710
18 Apr 1955		3,826
11 Jul 1955		3,104
10 Oct 1955		3,064
16 Jan 1956		4,106
16 Apr 1956		3,409
16 Jul 1956		2,910
15 Oct 1956		3,203
14 Jan 1957		4,598
15 Apr 1957		4,444
15 Jul 1957		3,515
14 Oct 1957		3,624
13 Jan 1958		5,132
14 Apr 1958		5,246
14 Jul 1958		4,450
13 Oct 1958		5,079
12 Jan 1959		6,646
13 Apr 1959		5,819
13 Jul 1959		4,721
12 Oct 1959		5,227
11 Jan 1960		6,174
16 Jan 1961		5,149
10 Apr 1961		4,219
10 Jul 1961		3,526
16 Oct 1961		3,866
15 Jan 1962		5,370
09 Apr 1962		4,935
09 Jul 1962		4,419
15 Oct 1962		4,824
14 Jan 1963		7,717
08 Apr 1963		6,477
15 Jul 1963		5,318
14 Oct 1963		4,954
13 Jan 1964		5,781
13 Apr 1964		4,841
13 Jul 1964		3,726
12 Oct 1964		3,786
11 Jan 1965		4,367
12 Apr 1965		3,952
12 Jul 1965		3,444
11 Oct 1965		3,557
10 Jan 1966		4,111
10 Apr 1966		3,429
11 Jul 1966		3,188
10 Oct 1966		3,479
09 Jan 1967		4,616
10 Apr 1967		4,757
10 Jul 1967		4,515
09 Oct 1967		4,460
08 Jan 1968		5,666
08 Apr 1968		5,454
08 Jul 1968		6,070
14 Oct 1968		6,221
13 Jan 1969		7,197
14 Apr 1969		6,876
14 Jul 1969		7,242
13 Oct 1969		6,980
12 Jan 1970		8,925
13 Apr 1970		8,804
13 Jul 1970		9,357
12 Oct 1970		8,750
11 Jan 1971		10,791
05 Apr 1971		11,611
12 Jul 1971		11,930
11 Oct 1971		11,372
10 Jan 1972		13,430
10 Apr 1972		13,860
10 Jul 1972		11,983
09 Oct 1972		11,430
08 Jan 1973		11,397
09 Apr 1973		11,191
09 Jul 1973		9,293
08 Oct 1973		8,231
14 Jan 1974		10,003
08 Apr 1974		10,422
08 Jul 1974		9,395
14 Oct 1974		8,889

Date:	Source:
1927 - 1939	Ministry of Labour, Local Unemployment Index (Ministry of Labour) ,
1945 - 1974	Ministry of Labour, Labour Gazette (H.M.S.O.) ,

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