Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	14,825	2,065
11 Apr 1927	15,271	1,619
11 Jul 1927	15,700	1,190
17 Oct 1927	15,783	1,107
16 Jan 1928	14,355	2,055
16 Apr 1928	14,724	1,686
16 Jul 1928	14,708	1,702
15 Oct 1928	14,676	1,734
14 Jan 1929	14,234	2,166
15 Apr 1929	14,379	2,021
15 Jul 1929	14,507	1,893
14 Oct 1929	14,667	1,733
13 Jan 1930	14,026	2,244
14 Apr 1930	14,217	2,053
14 Jul 1930	14,185	2,085
13 Oct 1930	13,883	2,387
12 Jan 1931	14,406	3,204
13 Apr 1931	14,199	3,411
13 Jul 1931	14,320	3,290
12 Oct 1931	14,440	3,170
25 Jan 1932	14,871	3,439
25 Apr 1932	14,978	3,332
25 Jul 1932	14,871	3,439
24 Oct 1932	14,907	3,403
23 Jan 1933	14,748	3,722
24 Apr 1933	15,326	3,144
24 Jul 1933	15,886	2,584
23 Oct 1933	15,724	2,746
22 Jan 1934	15,039	3,411
23 Apr 1934	15,418	3,032
23 Jul 1934	16,050	2,400
22 Oct 1934	16,068	2,382
28 Jan 1935	15,787	2,843
15 Apr 1935	16,279	2,351
22 Jul 1935	16,571	2,059
21 Oct 1935	16,662	1,968
20 Jan 1936	16,892	2,418
27 Apr 1936	17,572	1,738
20 Jul 1936	17,855	1,455
26 Oct 1936	18,007	1,303
25 Jan 1937	19,073	1,547
19 Apr 1937	19,321	1,299
26 Jul 1937	19,589	1,031
18 Oct 1937	19,589	1,031
17 Jan 1938	21,575	1,475
04 Apr 1938	21,367	1,683
18 Jul 1938	21,944	1,106
17 Oct 1938	22,013	1,037
16 Jan 1939	23,539	1,291
17 Apr 1939	23,862	968
10 Jul 1939	24,085	745
15 Jul 1946		115
14 Oct 1946		132
13 Jan 1947		134
14 Apr 1947		218
14 Jul 1947		119
13 Oct 1947		136
12 Jan 1948		167
12 Apr 1948		140
12 Jul 1948		149
11 Oct 1948		160
10 Jan 1949		147
11 Apr 1949		172
11 Jul 1949		199
10 Oct 1949		144
16 Jan 1950		225
17 Apr 1950		237
10 Jul 1950		209
16 Oct 1950		218
15 Jan 1951		161
16 Apr 1951		145
16 Jul 1951		136
15 Oct 1951		167
14 Jan 1952		200
21 Apr 1952		158
14 Jul 1952		168
13 Oct 1952		266
12 Jan 1953		288
13 Apr 1953		330
13 Jul 1953		229
12 Oct 1953		262
11 Jan 1954		329
12 Apr 1954		234
12 Jul 1954		187
11 Oct 1954		256
10 Jan 1955		268
18 Apr 1955		228
11 Jul 1955		194
10 Oct 1955		275
16 Jan 1956		288
16 Apr 1956		277
16 Jul 1956		280
15 Oct 1956		420
14 Jan 1957		498
15 Apr 1957		583
15 Jul 1957		427
14 Oct 1957		544
13 Jan 1958		592
14 Apr 1958		693
14 Jul 1958		773
13 Oct 1958		962
12 Jan 1959		1,131
13 Apr 1959		1,018
13 Jul 1959		731
12 Oct 1959		787
11 Jan 1960		802
11 Apr 1960		738
11 Jul 1960		422
10 Oct 1960		493
16 Jan 1961		643
10 Apr 1961		416
10 Jul 1961		385
16 Oct 1961		654
15 Jan 1962		901
09 Apr 1962		991
09 Jul 1962		961
15 Oct 1962		1,282
14 Jan 1963		1,932
08 Apr 1963		1,232
15 Jul 1963		923
14 Oct 1963		1,085
13 Jan 1964		1,013
13 Apr 1964		753
13 Jul 1964		519
12 Oct 1964		624
11 Jan 1965		739
12 Apr 1965		724
12 Jul 1965		445
11 Oct 1965		640
10 Jan 1966		668
10 Apr 1966		596
11 Jul 1966		454
10 Oct 1966		1,144
09 Jan 1967		1,190
10 Apr 1967		1,045
10 Jul 1967		910
09 Oct 1967		1,176
08 Jan 1968		1,253
08 Apr 1968		1,130
08 Jul 1968		1,058
14 Oct 1968		1,155
13 Jan 1969		1,383
14 Apr 1969		1,268
14 Jul 1969		1,430
13 Oct 1969		1,513
12 Jan 1970		1,690
13 Apr 1970		1,502
13 Jul 1970		1,284
12 Oct 1970		1,392
11 Jan 1971		1,544
05 Apr 1971		1,752
12 Jul 1971		1,587
11 Oct 1971		2,178
10 Jan 1972		2,406
10 Apr 1972		2,262
10 Jul 1972		1,656
09 Oct 1972		1,879
08 Jan 1973		1,573
09 Apr 1973		1,171
09 Jul 1973		911
08 Oct 1973		826
14 Jan 1974		989
08 Apr 1974		126
08 Jul 1974		1,008
14 Oct 1974		1,136

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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