Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	36,442	7,438
11 Apr 1927	37,871	6,009
11 Jul 1927	34,929	8,951
17 Oct 1927	35,560	8,320
16 Jan 1928	33,250	8,520
16 Apr 1928	35,050	6,720
16 Jul 1928	31,410	10,360
15 Oct 1928	31,650	10,120
14 Jan 1929	31,275	9,485
15 Apr 1929	33,070	7,690
15 Jul 1929	31,314	9,446
14 Oct 1929	31,470	9,290
13 Jan 1930	26,514	9,526
14 Apr 1930	24,858	11,182
14 Jul 1930	20,543	15,497
13 Oct 1930	22,097	13,943
12 Jan 1931	26,600	13,760
13 Apr 1931	27,760	12,600
13 Jul 1931	25,209	15,151
12 Oct 1931	25,480	14,880
25 Jan 1932	31,532	12,298
25 Apr 1932	32,161	11,669
25 Jul 1932	28,887	14,943
24 Oct 1932	29,517	14,313
23 Jan 1933	31,467	12,803
24 Apr 1933	30,576	13,694
24 Jul 1933	30,110	14,160
23 Oct 1933	31,933	12,337
22 Jan 1934	32,083	11,697
23 Apr 1934	31,160	12,620
23 Jul 1934	30,280	13,500
22 Oct 1934	31,077	12,703
28 Jan 1935	32,808	11,962
15 Apr 1935	34,352	10,418
22 Jul 1935	32,422	12,348
21 Oct 1935	33,451	11,319
20 Jan 1936	31,917	11,523
27 Apr 1936	32,666	10,774
20 Jul 1936	32,000	11,440
26 Oct 1936	32,749	10,691
25 Jan 1937	33,267	9,993
19 Apr 1937	34,002	9,258
26 Jul 1937	33,829	9,431
18 Oct 1937	34,262	8,998
17 Jan 1938	31,593	11,567
04 Apr 1938	31,938	11,222
18 Jul 1938	31,809	11,351
17 Oct 1938	33,233	9,927
16 Jan 1939	39,503	14,537
17 Apr 1939	41,395	12,645
10 Jul 1939	42,151	11,889
16 Apr 1945		434
16 Jul 1945		888
15 Oct 1945		2,291
14 Jan 1946		2,572
08 Apr 1946		3,100
15 Jul 1946		2,933
14 Oct 1946		2,758
13 Jan 1947		2,299
14 Apr 1947		2,233
14 Jul 1947		1,659
13 Oct 1947		1,310
12 Jan 1948		1,342
12 Apr 1948		1,227
12 Jul 1948		1,375
11 Oct 1948		1,188
10 Jan 1949		1,168
11 Apr 1949		878
11 Jul 1949		913
10 Oct 1949		1,070
16 Jan 1950		1,126
17 Apr 1950		1,112
10 Jul 1950		1,027
16 Oct 1950		941
15 Jan 1951		912
16 Apr 1951		692
16 Jul 1951		612
15 Oct 1951		640
14 Jan 1952		1,082
21 Apr 1952		3,777
14 Jul 1952		2,464
13 Oct 1952		2,410
12 Jan 1953		1,931
13 Apr 1953		1,201
13 Jul 1953		1,126
12 Oct 1953		858
11 Jan 1954		952
12 Apr 1954		737
12 Jul 1954		723
11 Oct 1954		557
10 Jan 1955		660
18 Apr 1955		1,025
11 Jul 1955		875
10 Oct 1955		751
16 Jan 1956		812
16 Apr 1956		720
16 Jul 1956		715
15 Oct 1956		683
14 Jan 1957		811
15 Apr 1957		682
15 Jul 1957		795
14 Oct 1957		560
13 Jan 1958		739
14 Apr 1958		1,052
14 Jul 1958		1,523
13 Oct 1958		2,082
12 Jan 1959		2,274
13 Apr 1959		1,739
13 Jul 1959		1,658
12 Oct 1959		1,187
11 Jan 1960		1,152
11 Apr 1960		1,027
11 Jul 1960		1,220
10 Oct 1960		862
16 Jan 1961		881
10 Apr 1961		844
10 Jul 1961		717
16 Oct 1961		997
15 Jan 1962		1,169
09 Apr 1962		1,249
09 Jul 1962		1,617
15 Oct 1962		1,360
14 Jan 1963		2,439
08 Apr 1963		1,852
15 Jul 1963		2,048
14 Oct 1963		1,576
13 Jan 1964		1,649
13 Apr 1964		1,253
13 Jul 1964		1,620
12 Oct 1964		951
11 Jan 1965		857
12 Apr 1965		700
12 Jul 1965		665
11 Oct 1965		640
10 Jan 1966		651
10 Apr 1966		647
11 Jul 1966		597
10 Oct 1966		783
09 Jan 1967		1,187
10 Apr 1967		1,548
10 Jul 1967		1,150
09 Oct 1967		1,272
08 Jan 1968		1,592
08 Apr 1968		1,371
08 Jul 1968		1,977
14 Oct 1968		2,016
13 Jan 1969		1,958
14 Apr 1969		1,848
14 Jul 1969		1,963
13 Oct 1969		1,895
12 Jan 1970		1,985
13 Apr 1970		2,178
13 Jul 1970		2,216
12 Oct 1970		2,182
11 Jan 1971		2,466
05 Apr 1971		3,037
12 Jul 1971		3,295
11 Oct 1971		3,636
10 Jan 1972		3,841
10 Apr 1972		4,134
10 Jul 1972		4,224
09 Oct 1972		3,936
08 Jan 1973		3,744
09 Apr 1973		3,464
09 Jul 1973		2,905
08 Oct 1973		2,382
14 Jan 1974		2,584
08 Apr 1974		2,823
08 Jul 1974		2,955
14 Oct 1974		2,686

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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