Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	136,439	27,271
11 Apr 1927	141,037	22,673
11 Jul 1927	140,561	23,149
17 Oct 1927	142,305	21,405
16 Jan 1928	136,277	23,343
16 Apr 1928	137,050	22,570
16 Jul 1928	136,122	23,498
15 Oct 1928	135,813	23,807
14 Jan 1929	133,123	27,167
15 Apr 1929	137,004	23,286
15 Jul 1929	138,091	22,199
14 Oct 1929	136,383	23,907
13 Jan 1930	136,132	30,898
14 Apr 1930	135,970	31,060
14 Jul 1930	129,661	37,369
13 Oct 1930	124,485	42,545
12 Jan 1931	112,800	53,460
13 Apr 1931	108,775	57,485
13 Jul 1931	110,063	56,197
12 Oct 1931	109,902	56,358
25 Jan 1932	115,448	55,692
25 Apr 1932	116,443	54,697
25 Jul 1932	113,128	58,012
24 Oct 1932	114,454	56,686
23 Jan 1933	113,081	57,489
24 Apr 1933	115,229	55,341
24 Jul 1933	121,672	48,898
23 Oct 1933	127,123	43,447
22 Jan 1934	125,053	43,177
23 Apr 1934	131,408	36,822
23 Jul 1934	131,408	36,822
22 Oct 1934	133,037	35,193
28 Jan 1935	133,889	37,731
15 Apr 1935	138,211	33,409
22 Jul 1935	138,211	33,409
21 Oct 1935	141,701	29,919
20 Jan 1936	136,472	33,808
27 Apr 1936	141,914	28,366
20 Jul 1936	146,367	23,913
26 Oct 1936	148,016	22,264
25 Jan 1937	153,215	20,695
19 Apr 1937	157,215	16,695
26 Jul 1937	157,562	16,348
18 Oct 1937	159,997	13,913
17 Jan 1938	162,447	18,653
04 Apr 1938	161,903	19,197
18 Jul 1938	158,825	22,275
17 Oct 1938	158,100	23,000
16 Jan 1939	159,162	28,088
17 Apr 1939	165,342	21,908
10 Jul 1939	171,895	15,355
16 Apr 1945		447
16 Jul 1945		540
15 Oct 1945		1,108
14 Jan 1946		1,365
08 Apr 1946		1,485
15 Jul 1946		1,269
14 Oct 1946		1,200
13 Jan 1947		1,300
14 Apr 1947		2,514
14 Jul 1947		909
13 Oct 1947		998
12 Jan 1948		1,048
12 Apr 1948		1,111
12 Jul 1948		1,255
11 Oct 1948		1,606
10 Jan 1949		1,800
11 Apr 1949		1,323
11 Jul 1949		1,152
10 Oct 1949		1,426
16 Jan 1950		1,873
17 Apr 1950		1,720
10 Jul 1950		1,609
16 Oct 1950		1,609
15 Jan 1951		1,532
16 Apr 1951		1,130
16 Jul 1951		1,065
15 Oct 1951		1,273
14 Jan 1952		1,665
21 Apr 1952		1,841
14 Jul 1952		2,186
13 Oct 1952		2,553
12 Jan 1953		3,131
13 Apr 1953		2,926
13 Jul 1953		2,451
12 Oct 1953		2,811
11 Jan 1954		3,231
12 Apr 1954		2,461
12 Jul 1954		1,653
11 Oct 1954		1,434
10 Jan 1955		1,404
18 Apr 1955		1,115
11 Jul 1955		819
10 Oct 1955		906
16 Jan 1956		1,103
16 Apr 1956		1,010
16 Jul 1956		869
15 Oct 1956		1,258
14 Jan 1957		1,560
15 Apr 1957		1,672
15 Jul 1957		1,549
14 Oct 1957		1,320
13 Jan 1958		1,973
14 Apr 1958		2,620
14 Jul 1958		3,373
13 Oct 1958		6,746
12 Jan 1959		6,606
13 Apr 1959		6,310
13 Jul 1959		3,832
12 Oct 1959		3,423
11 Jan 1960		3,072
11 Apr 1960		2,127
11 Jul 1960		1,776
10 Oct 1960		1,828
16 Jan 1961		1,915
10 Apr 1961		1,751
10 Jul 1961		1,677
16 Oct 1961		2,163
15 Jan 1962		3,426
09 Apr 1962		3,797
09 Jul 1962		3,736
15 Oct 1962		5,758
14 Jan 1963		8,502
08 Apr 1963		6,472
15 Jul 1963		4,934
14 Oct 1963		4,205
13 Jan 1964		3,741
13 Apr 1964		3,110
13 Jul 1964		2,104
12 Oct 1964		2,190
11 Jan 1965		2,084
12 Apr 1965		1,848
12 Jul 1965		1,748
11 Oct 1965		2,058
10 Jan 1966		2,441
10 Apr 1966		1,976
11 Jul 1966		2,138
10 Oct 1966		3,598
09 Jan 1967		6,697
10 Apr 1967		6,827
10 Jul 1967		5,573
09 Oct 1967		5,912
08 Jan 1968		7,394
08 Apr 1968		6,575
08 Jul 1968		6,242
14 Oct 1968		6,597
13 Jan 1969		7,074
14 Apr 1969		6,122
14 Jul 1969		5,223
13 Oct 1969		5,807
12 Jan 1970		6,269
13 Apr 1970		5,896
13 Jul 1970		5,203
12 Oct 1970		5,218
11 Jan 1971		5,838
05 Apr 1971		7,751
12 Jul 1971		9,964
11 Oct 1971		11,349
10 Jan 1972		13,321
10 Apr 1972		13,584
10 Jul 1972		11,031
09 Oct 1972		10,880
08 Jan 1973		9,747
09 Apr 1973		8,206
09 Jul 1973		6,495
08 Oct 1973		5,442
14 Jan 1974		6,099
08 Apr 1974		7,248
08 Jul 1974		6,027
14 Oct 1974		5,364

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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