Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	62,801	8,019
11 Apr 1927	65,123	5,697
11 Jul 1927	65,756	5,064
17 Oct 1927	65,123	5,697
16 Jan 1928	63,086	6,344
16 Apr 1928	63,086	6,344
16 Jul 1928	62,051	7,379
15 Oct 1928	59,569	9,861
14 Jan 1929	59,089	11,081
15 Apr 1929	59,019	11,151
15 Jul 1929	59,507	10,663
14 Oct 1929	59,507	10,663
13 Jan 1930	54,879	16,431
14 Apr 1930	51,266	20,044
14 Jul 1930	46,450	24,860
13 Oct 1930	46,309	25,001
12 Jan 1931	45,824	26,396
13 Apr 1931	46,254	25,966
13 Jul 1931	49,554	22,666
12 Oct 1931	50,343	21,877
25 Jan 1932	53,475	19,005
25 Apr 1932	53,835	18,645
25 Jul 1932	51,820	20,660
24 Oct 1932	54,987	17,493
23 Jan 1933	55,465	16,145
24 Apr 1933	54,043	17,567
24 Jul 1933	57,385	14,225
23 Oct 1933	58,879	12,731
22 Jan 1934	56,863	14,007
23 Apr 1934	56,018	14,852
23 Jul 1934	54,892	15,978
22 Oct 1934	55,033	15,837
28 Jan 1935	52,304	14,966
15 Apr 1935	53,306	13,964
22 Jul 1935	53,173	14,097
21 Oct 1935	55,244	12,026
20 Jan 1936	54,765	13,745
27 Apr 1936	57,419	11,091
20 Jul 1936	58,303	10,207
26 Oct 1936	59,052	9,458
25 Jan 1937	57,560	8,830
19 Apr 1937	58,556	7,834
26 Jul 1937	58,954	7,436
18 Oct 1937	58,158	8,232
17 Jan 1938	55,561	12,529
04 Apr 1938	54,336	13,754
18 Jul 1938	54,404	13,686
17 Oct 1938	55,698	12,392
16 Jan 1939	54,294	12,736
17 Apr 1939	56,707	10,323
10 Jul 1939	58,383	8,647
16 Apr 1945		433
16 Jul 1945		489
15 Oct 1945		1,431
14 Jan 1946		1,659
08 Apr 1946		1,822
15 Jul 1946		1,797
14 Oct 1946		1,680
13 Jan 1947		1,697
14 Apr 1947		1,641
14 Jul 1947		1,124
13 Oct 1947		956
12 Jan 1948		898
12 Apr 1948		818
12 Jul 1948		886
11 Oct 1948		843
10 Jan 1949		836
11 Apr 1949		669
11 Jul 1949		549
10 Oct 1949		641
16 Jan 1950		695
17 Apr 1950		642
10 Jul 1950		506
16 Oct 1950		618
15 Jan 1951		587
16 Apr 1951		425
16 Jul 1951		378
15 Oct 1951		424
14 Jan 1952		1,611
21 Apr 1952		11,783
14 Jul 1952		9,690
13 Oct 1952		2,896
12 Jan 1953		1,672
13 Apr 1953		1,287
13 Jul 1953		952
12 Oct 1953		777
11 Jan 1954		949
12 Apr 1954		634
12 Jul 1954		629
11 Oct 1954		550
10 Jan 1955		628
18 Apr 1955		1,427
11 Jul 1955		1,141
10 Oct 1955		788
16 Jan 1956		712
16 Apr 1956		603
16 Jul 1956		699
15 Oct 1956		734
14 Jan 1957		668
15 Apr 1957		616
15 Jul 1957		593
14 Oct 1957		617
13 Jan 1958		883
14 Apr 1958		2,151
14 Jul 1958		2,480
13 Oct 1958		2,575
12 Jan 1959		2,927
13 Apr 1959		2,472
13 Jul 1959		1,723
12 Oct 1959		1,525
11 Jan 1960		1,434
11 Apr 1960		1,226
11 Jul 1960		1,162
10 Oct 1960		788
16 Jan 1961		854
10 Apr 1961		749
10 Jul 1961		951
16 Oct 1961		1,292
15 Jan 1962		1,366
09 Apr 1962		1,286
09 Jul 1962		1,496
15 Oct 1962		1,473
14 Jan 1963		2,228
08 Apr 1963		2,166
15 Jul 1963		2,116
14 Oct 1963		1,842
13 Jan 1964		1,593
13 Apr 1964		1,284
13 Jul 1964		1,159
12 Oct 1964		1,024
11 Jan 1965		991
12 Apr 1965		988
12 Jul 1965		985
11 Oct 1965		1,049
10 Jan 1966		953
10 Apr 1966		853
11 Jul 1966		952
10 Oct 1966		1,135
09 Jan 1967		1,541
10 Apr 1967		2,061
10 Jul 1967		1,752
09 Oct 1967		1,860
08 Jan 1968		1,946
08 Apr 1968		2,008
08 Jul 1968		2,246
14 Oct 1968		2,172
13 Jan 1969		2,222
14 Apr 1969		1,960
14 Jul 1969		2,098
13 Oct 1969		1,744
12 Jan 1970		2,011
13 Apr 1970		1,921
13 Jul 1970		2,281
12 Oct 1970		2,094
11 Jan 1971		2,552
05 Apr 1971		3,411
12 Jul 1971		4,794
11 Oct 1971		4,912
10 Jan 1972		6,941
10 Apr 1972		6,095
10 Jul 1972		5,745
09 Oct 1972		5,014
08 Jan 1973		4,271
09 Apr 1973		3,522
09 Jul 1973		2,743
08 Oct 1973		2,261
14 Jan 1974		2,567
08 Apr 1974		2,656
08 Jul 1974		2,387
14 Oct 1974		2,394

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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