Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	7,082	188
11 Apr 1927	7,161	109
11 Jul 1927	7,161	109
17 Oct 1927	7,118	152
16 Jan 1928	7,614	226
16 Apr 1928	7,668	172
16 Jul 1928	7,661	179
15 Oct 1928	7,606	234
14 Jan 1929	8,722	278
15 Apr 1929	8,785	215
15 Jul 1929	8,669	331
14 Oct 1929	8,534	466
13 Jan 1930	9,839	771
14 Apr 1930	9,765	845
14 Jul 1930	9,786	824
13 Oct 1930	9,660	950
12 Jan 1931	10,691	1,409
13 Apr 1931	10,631	1,469
13 Jul 1931	10,655	1,445
12 Oct 1931	10,450	1,650
25 Jan 1932	9,587	2,353
25 Apr 1932	9,837	2,103
25 Jul 1932	10,288	1,652
24 Oct 1932	10,514	1,426
23 Jan 1933	10,363	2,007
24 Apr 1933	10,462	1,908
24 Jul 1933	11,053	1,317
23 Oct 1933	11,299	1,071
22 Jan 1934	11,222	1,878
23 Apr 1934	11,966	1,134
23 Jul 1934	12,226	874
22 Oct 1934	12,226	874
28 Jan 1935	12,259	1,631
15 Apr 1935	12,604	1,286
22 Jul 1935	12,687	1,203
21 Oct 1935	12,521	1,369
20 Jan 1936	15,008	2,172
27 Apr 1936	15,556	1,624
20 Jul 1936	15,932	1,248
26 Oct 1936	15,590	1,590
25 Jan 1937	17,776	1,844
19 Apr 1937	18,050	1,570
26 Jul 1937	18,305	1,315
18 Oct 1937	17,992	1,628
17 Jan 1938	18,352	2,408
04 Apr 1938	18,809	1,951
18 Jul 1938	19,203	1,557
17 Oct 1938	19,099	1,661
16 Jan 1939	20,016	2,224
17 Apr 1939	20,839	1,401
10 Jul 1939	21,239	1,001
15 Jul 1946		244
14 Oct 1946		229
13 Jan 1947		217
14 Apr 1947		356
14 Jul 1947		159
13 Oct 1947		260
12 Jan 1948		316
12 Apr 1948		314
12 Jul 1948		331
11 Oct 1948		318
10 Jan 1949		448
11 Apr 1949		365
11 Jul 1949		207
10 Oct 1949		304
16 Jan 1950		446
17 Apr 1950		277
10 Jul 1950		205
16 Oct 1950		260
15 Jan 1951		233
16 Apr 1951		215
16 Jul 1951		107
15 Oct 1951		137
14 Jan 1952		293
21 Apr 1952		221
14 Jul 1952		215
13 Oct 1952		326
12 Jan 1953		475
13 Apr 1953		320
13 Jul 1953		257
12 Oct 1953		242
11 Jan 1954		224
12 Apr 1954		187
12 Jul 1954		121
11 Oct 1954		185
10 Jan 1955		206
18 Apr 1955		182
11 Jul 1955		92
10 Oct 1955		171
16 Jan 1956		235
16 Apr 1956		302
16 Jul 1956		203
15 Oct 1956		248
14 Jan 1957		416
15 Apr 1957		381
15 Jul 1957		345
14 Oct 1957		363
13 Jan 1958		588
14 Apr 1958		832
14 Jul 1958		555
13 Oct 1958		1,308
12 Jan 1959		1,777
13 Apr 1959		1,452
13 Jul 1959		901
12 Oct 1959		1,039
11 Jan 1960		1,448
11 Apr 1960		488
11 Jul 1960		316
10 Oct 1960		324
16 Jan 1961		617
10 Apr 1961		478
10 Jul 1961		312
16 Oct 1961		442
15 Jan 1962		743
09 Apr 1962		678
09 Jul 1962		611
15 Oct 1962		676
14 Jan 1963		1,683
08 Apr 1963		829
15 Jul 1963		622
14 Oct 1963		627
13 Jan 1964		644
13 Apr 1964		530
13 Jul 1964		388
12 Oct 1964		464
11 Jan 1965		512
12 Apr 1965		687
12 Jul 1965		380
11 Oct 1965		454
10 Jan 1966		461
10 Apr 1966		479
11 Jul 1966		439
10 Oct 1966		648
09 Jan 1967		1,045
10 Apr 1967		968
10 Jul 1967		1,033
09 Oct 1967		1,060
08 Jan 1968		1,252
08 Apr 1968		1,079
08 Jul 1968		979
14 Oct 1968		1,016
13 Jan 1969		1,195
14 Apr 1969		1,081
14 Jul 1969		994
13 Oct 1969		1,148
12 Jan 1970		1,056
13 Apr 1970		1,125
13 Jul 1970		981
12 Oct 1970		988
11 Jan 1971		1,375
05 Apr 1971		1,525
12 Jul 1971		1,459
11 Oct 1971		1,904
10 Jan 1972		6,203
10 Apr 1972		5,381
10 Jul 1972		4,392
09 Oct 1972		4,268
08 Jan 1973		4,748
09 Apr 1973		4,156
09 Jul 1973		3,131
08 Oct 1973		2,921
14 Jan 1974		3,679
08 Apr 1974		3,756
08 Jul 1974		918
14 Oct 1974		1,072

Date:	Source:
1927 - 1939	Ministry of Labour, Local Unemployment Index (Ministry of Labour) ,
1946 - 1974	Ministry of Labour, Labour Gazette (H.M.S.O.) ,

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