Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	106,173	5,547
11 Apr 1927	107,504	4,216
11 Jul 1927	105,840	5,880
17 Oct 1927	107,283	4,437
16 Jan 1928	107,389	4,211
16 Apr 1928	107,500	4,100
16 Jul 1928	102,513	9,087
15 Oct 1928	103,732	7,868
14 Jan 1929	102,540	8,370
15 Apr 1929	105,624	5,286
15 Jul 1929	103,862	7,048
14 Oct 1929	104,412	6,498
13 Jan 1930	105,089	7,971
14 Apr 1930	102,282	10,778
14 Jul 1930	99,476	13,584
13 Oct 1930	100,374	12,686
12 Jan 1931	98,719	16,471
13 Apr 1931	99,977	15,213
13 Jul 1931	97,118	18,072
12 Oct 1931	101,464	13,726
25 Jan 1932	104,471	12,549
25 Apr 1932	104,703	12,317
25 Jul 1932	100,520	16,500
24 Oct 1932	104,587	12,433
23 Jan 1933	99,589	16,751
24 Apr 1933	102,593	13,747
24 Jul 1933	104,557	11,783
23 Oct 1933	105,481	10,859
22 Jan 1934	106,176	12,754
23 Apr 1934	107,947	10,983
23 Jul 1934	102,869	16,061
22 Oct 1934	107,475	11,455
28 Jan 1935	104,376	15,334
15 Apr 1935	107,704	12,006
22 Jul 1935	107,466	12,244
21 Oct 1935	111,627	8,083
20 Jan 1936	106,361	12,909
27 Apr 1936	109,677	9,593
20 Jul 1936	109,440	9,830
26 Oct 1936	111,809	7,461
25 Jan 1937	113,219	9,711
19 Apr 1937	114,325	8,605
26 Jul 1937	113,833	9,097
18 Oct 1937	115,308	7,622
17 Jan 1938	112,439	13,051
04 Apr 1938	113,694	11,796
18 Jul 1938	112,439	13,051
17 Oct 1938	115,827	9,663
16 Jan 1939	116,154	12,906
17 Apr 1939	118,735	10,325
10 Jul 1939	121,187	7,873
16 Apr 1945		85
16 Jul 1945		89
15 Oct 1945		178
14 Jan 1946		238
08 Apr 1946		226
15 Jul 1946		423
14 Oct 1946		454
13 Jan 1947		663
14 Apr 1947		984
14 Jul 1947		403
13 Oct 1947		372
12 Jan 1948		467
12 Apr 1948		538
12 Jul 1948		503
11 Oct 1948		571
10 Jan 1949		463
11 Apr 1949		349
11 Jul 1949		264
10 Oct 1949		297
16 Jan 1950		311
17 Apr 1950		339
10 Jul 1950		360
16 Oct 1950		286
15 Jan 1951		307
16 Apr 1951		138
16 Jul 1951		148
15 Oct 1951		758
14 Jan 1952		2,362
21 Apr 1952		2,855
14 Jul 1952		1,857
13 Oct 1952		1,029
12 Jan 1953		733
13 Apr 1953		794
13 Jul 1953		540
12 Oct 1953		626
11 Jan 1954		592
12 Apr 1954		636
12 Jul 1954		708
11 Oct 1954		716
10 Jan 1955		753
18 Apr 1955		660
11 Jul 1955		439
10 Oct 1955		434
16 Jan 1956		396
16 Apr 1956		534
16 Jul 1956		567
15 Oct 1956		728
14 Jan 1957		1,343
15 Apr 1957		1,290
15 Jul 1957		1,115
14 Oct 1957		1,085
13 Jan 1958		2,180
14 Apr 1958		4,055
14 Jul 1958		2,947
13 Oct 1958		3,011
12 Jan 1959		3,226
13 Apr 1959		2,537
13 Jul 1959		1,611
12 Oct 1959		1,386
11 Jan 1960		1,532
11 Apr 1960		1,252
11 Jul 1960		969
10 Oct 1960		1,119
16 Jan 1961		1,153
10 Apr 1961		1,060
10 Jul 1961		837
16 Oct 1961		1,097
15 Jan 1962		1,671
09 Apr 1962		1,906
09 Jul 1962		1,973
15 Oct 1962		2,705
14 Jan 1963		5,585
08 Apr 1963		3,455
15 Jul 1963		2,102
14 Oct 1963		1,834
13 Jan 1964		1,690
13 Apr 1964		1,391
13 Jul 1964		1,058
12 Oct 1964		1,116
11 Jan 1965		1,357
12 Apr 1965		654
12 Jul 1965		1,001
11 Oct 1965		1,361
10 Jan 1966		1,584
10 Apr 1966		1,448
11 Jul 1966		1,167
10 Oct 1966		2,287
09 Jan 1967		3,158
10 Apr 1967		3,620
10 Jul 1967		2,786
09 Oct 1967		3,012
08 Jan 1968		3,366
08 Apr 1968		3,268
08 Jul 1968		764
14 Oct 1968		780
13 Jan 1969		2,803
14 Apr 1969		2,373
14 Jul 1969		2,330
13 Oct 1969		2,280
12 Jan 1970		2,756
13 Apr 1970		2,825
13 Jul 1970		2,941
12 Oct 1970		2,835
11 Jan 1971		3,189
05 Apr 1971		4,302
12 Jul 1971		4,343
11 Oct 1971		4,894
10 Jan 1972		6,186
10 Apr 1972		5,762
10 Jul 1972		5,407
09 Oct 1972		5,029
08 Jan 1973		4,826
09 Apr 1973		4,331
09 Jul 1973		3,451
08 Oct 1973		2,943
14 Jan 1974		3,871
08 Apr 1974		4,514
08 Jul 1974		4,472
14 Oct 1974		4,681

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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