Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	39,115	1,715
11 Apr 1927	39,809	1,021
11 Jul 1927	39,932	898
17 Oct 1927	39,728	1,102
16 Jan 1928	38,737	1,783
16 Apr 1928	39,507	1,013
16 Jul 1928	39,669	851
15 Oct 1928	39,223	1,297
14 Jan 1929	39,891	1,749
15 Apr 1929	40,474	1,166
15 Jul 1929	40,474	1,166
14 Oct 1929	40,183	1,457
13 Jan 1930	40,465	2,265
14 Apr 1930	40,850	1,880
14 Jul 1930	40,380	2,350
13 Oct 1930	39,910	2,820
12 Jan 1931	39,498	4,002
13 Apr 1931	39,759	3,741
13 Jul 1931	39,280	4,220
12 Oct 1931	38,280	5,220
25 Jan 1932	39,197	6,013
25 Apr 1932	39,966	5,244
25 Jul 1932	39,920	5,290
24 Oct 1932	39,649	5,561
23 Jan 1933	45,011	8,319
24 Apr 1933	47,037	6,293
24 Jul 1933	47,784	5,546
23 Oct 1933	48,050	5,280
22 Jan 1934	55,527	5,693
23 Apr 1934	57,302	3,918
23 Jul 1934	57,424	3,796
22 Oct 1934	56,628	4,592
28 Jan 1935	56,606	5,804
15 Apr 1935	58,728	3,682
22 Jul 1935	58,853	3,557
21 Oct 1935	58,541	3,869
20 Jan 1936	58,650	5,100
27 Apr 1936	59,989	3,761
20 Jul 1936	60,945	2,805
26 Oct 1936	60,690	3,060
25 Jan 1937	62,218	4,112
19 Apr 1937	63,279	3,051
26 Jul 1937	63,212	3,118
18 Oct 1937	62,549	3,781
17 Jan 1938	62,997	6,003
04 Apr 1938	64,170	4,830
18 Jul 1938	63,963	5,037
17 Oct 1938	63,411	5,589
16 Jan 1939	63,952	6,248
17 Apr 1939	65,777	4,423
10 Jul 1939	66,830	3,370
16 Apr 1945		204
16 Jul 1945		161
15 Oct 1945		296
14 Jan 1946		295
08 Apr 1946		283
15 Jul 1946		287
14 Oct 1946		333
13 Jan 1947		449
14 Apr 1947		614
14 Jul 1947		341
13 Oct 1947		394
12 Jan 1948		556
12 Apr 1948		461
12 Jul 1948		513
11 Oct 1948		553
10 Jan 1949		739
11 Apr 1949		613
11 Jul 1949		340
10 Oct 1949		462
16 Jan 1950		659
17 Apr 1950		567
10 Jul 1950		391
16 Oct 1950		516
15 Jan 1951		509
16 Apr 1951		316
16 Jul 1951		201
15 Oct 1951		482
14 Jan 1952		671
21 Apr 1952		756
14 Jul 1952		762
13 Oct 1952		923
12 Jan 1953		1,117
13 Apr 1953		905
13 Jul 1953		645
12 Oct 1953		792
11 Jan 1954		955
12 Apr 1954		664
12 Jul 1954		432
11 Oct 1954		465
10 Jan 1955		482
18 Apr 1955		421
11 Jul 1955		291
10 Oct 1955		404
16 Jan 1956		512
16 Apr 1956		573
16 Jul 1956		644
15 Oct 1956		657
14 Jan 1957		940
15 Apr 1957		783
15 Jul 1957		644
14 Oct 1957		762
13 Jan 1958		986
14 Apr 1958		1,139
14 Jul 1958		1,032
13 Oct 1958		1,152
12 Jan 1959		1,307
13 Apr 1959		1,098
13 Jul 1959		795
12 Oct 1959		819
11 Jan 1960		1,046

Date:	Source:
1927 - 1939	Ministry of Labour, Local Unemployment Index (Ministry of Labour) ,
1945 - 1960	Ministry of Labour, Labour Gazette (H.M.S.O.) ,

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