Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	42,298	7,142
11 Apr 1927	47,107	2,333
11 Jul 1927	45,869	3,571
17 Oct 1927	45,059	4,381
16 Jan 1928	43,832	4,008
16 Apr 1928	44,523	3,317
16 Jul 1928	43,509	4,331
15 Oct 1928	42,910	4,930
14 Jan 1929	43,164	4,856
15 Apr 1929	43,904	4,116
15 Jul 1929	43,072	4,948
14 Oct 1929	42,517	5,503
13 Jan 1930	39,839	7,311
14 Apr 1930	35,798	11,352
14 Jul 1930	27,442	19,708
13 Oct 1930	29,440	17,710
12 Jan 1931	29,686	18,984
13 Apr 1931	32,592	16,078
13 Jul 1931	28,515	20,155
12 Oct 1931	30,999	17,671
25 Jan 1932	35,821	12,399
25 Apr 1932	38,143	10,077
25 Jul 1932	37,539	10,681
24 Oct 1932	37,539	10,681
23 Jan 1933	36,565	10,755
24 Apr 1933	34,970	12,350
24 Jul 1933	35,972	11,348
23 Oct 1933	36,565	10,755
22 Jan 1934	35,425	10,765
23 Apr 1934	34,980	11,210
23 Jul 1934	35,958	10,232
22 Oct 1934	35,603	10,587
28 Jan 1935	33,122	10,838
15 Apr 1935	34,858	9,102
22 Jul 1935	34,646	9,314
21 Oct 1935	34,222	9,738
20 Jan 1936	32,853	9,877
27 Apr 1936	34,088	8,642
20 Jul 1936	34,746	7,984
26 Oct 1936	34,788	7,942
25 Jan 1937	35,061	6,979
19 Apr 1937	35,187	6,853
26 Jul 1937	35,902	6,138
18 Oct 1937	35,482	6,558
17 Jan 1938	31,483	10,607
04 Apr 1938	31,778	10,312
18 Jul 1938	29,800	12,290
17 Oct 1938	31,441	10,649
16 Jan 1939	32,133	10,427
17 Apr 1939	33,878	8,682
10 Jul 1939	35,410	7,150
16 Apr 1945		278
16 Jul 1945		524
15 Oct 1945		761
14 Jan 1946		1,037
08 Apr 1946		1,334
15 Jul 1946		1,485
14 Oct 1946		1,070
13 Jan 1947		1,081
14 Apr 1947		1,194
14 Jul 1947		634
13 Oct 1947		511
12 Jan 1948		535
12 Apr 1948		547
12 Jul 1948		645
11 Oct 1948		430
10 Jan 1949		543
11 Apr 1949		403
11 Jul 1949		269
10 Oct 1949		300
16 Jan 1950		321
17 Apr 1950		256
10 Jul 1950		179
16 Oct 1950		212
15 Jan 1951		231
16 Apr 1951		154
16 Jul 1951		139
15 Oct 1951		280
14 Jan 1952		1,864
21 Apr 1952		4,002
14 Jul 1952		1,931
13 Oct 1952		3,256
12 Jan 1953		1,677
13 Apr 1953		873
13 Jul 1953		558
12 Oct 1953		496
11 Jan 1954		418
12 Apr 1954		332
12 Jul 1954		282
11 Oct 1954		299
10 Jan 1955		361
18 Apr 1955		699
11 Jul 1955		516
10 Oct 1955		1,202
16 Jan 1956		885
16 Apr 1956		1,090
16 Jul 1956		675
15 Oct 1956		729
14 Jan 1957		700
15 Apr 1957		590
15 Jul 1957		520
14 Oct 1957		538
13 Jan 1958		717
14 Apr 1958		1,081
14 Jul 1958		901
13 Oct 1958		1,801
12 Jan 1959		2,008
13 Apr 1959		1,661
13 Jul 1959		971
12 Oct 1959		850
11 Jan 1960		943
11 Apr 1960		1,299
11 Jul 1960		1,048
10 Oct 1960		752
16 Jan 1961		667
10 Apr 1961		547
10 Jul 1961		522
16 Oct 1961		726
15 Jan 1962		1,300
09 Apr 1962		1,296
09 Jul 1962		967
15 Oct 1962		1,659
14 Jan 1963		2,267
08 Apr 1963		1,624
15 Jul 1963		1,039
14 Oct 1963		877
13 Jan 1964		747
13 Apr 1964		631
13 Jul 1964		592
12 Oct 1964		630
11 Jan 1965		629
12 Apr 1965		503
12 Jul 1965		476
11 Oct 1965		449
10 Jan 1966		391
10 Apr 1966		356
11 Jul 1966		364
10 Oct 1966		670
09 Jan 1967		1,133
10 Apr 1967		1,142
10 Jul 1967		855
09 Oct 1967		1,112
08 Jan 1968		1,008
08 Apr 1968		838
08 Jul 1968		897
14 Oct 1968		801
13 Jan 1969		718
14 Apr 1969		754
14 Jul 1969		768
13 Oct 1969		762
12 Jan 1970		669
13 Apr 1970		881
13 Jul 1970		773
12 Oct 1970		1,084
11 Jan 1971		1,061
05 Apr 1971		1,963
12 Jul 1971		1,652
11 Oct 1971		1,718
10 Jan 1972		1,848
10 Apr 1972		1,807
10 Jul 1972		1,529
09 Oct 1972		1,406
08 Jan 1973		1,252
09 Apr 1973		1,025
09 Jul 1973		901
08 Oct 1973		715
14 Jan 1974		929
08 Apr 1974		934
08 Jul 1974		850
14 Oct 1974		864

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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