Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	21,107	2,383
11 Apr 1927	19,729	3,761
11 Jul 1927	19,028	4,462
17 Oct 1927	21,247	2,243
16 Jan 1928	18,977	2,523
16 Apr 1928	18,378	3,122
16 Jul 1928	15,235	6,265
15 Oct 1928	17,993	3,507
14 Jan 1929	17,757	3,613
15 Apr 1929	18,416	2,954
15 Jul 1929	17,268	4,102
14 Oct 1929	18,182	3,188
13 Jan 1930	17,776	3,824
14 Apr 1930	17,217	4,383
14 Jul 1930	14,425	7,175
13 Oct 1930	16,917	4,683
12 Jan 1931	17,581	4,839
13 Apr 1931	14,950	7,470
13 Jul 1931	13,835	8,585
12 Oct 1931	16,043	6,377
25 Jan 1932	17,273	6,087
25 Apr 1932	15,763	7,597
25 Jul 1932	15,670	7,690
24 Oct 1932	16,645	6,715
23 Jan 1933	16,781	6,769
24 Apr 1933	17,226	6,324
24 Jul 1933	17,765	5,785
23 Oct 1933	17,835	5,715
22 Jan 1934	21,127	5,713
23 Apr 1934	21,234	5,606
23 Jul 1934	21,928	4,912
22 Oct 1934	21,955	4,885
28 Jan 1935	21,386	5,244
15 Apr 1935	21,889	4,741
22 Jul 1935	22,233	4,397
21 Oct 1935	22,074	4,556
20 Jan 1936	21,101	5,109
27 Apr 1936	21,778	4,432
20 Jul 1936	22,117	4,093
26 Oct 1936	22,456	3,754
25 Jan 1937	22,702	3,788
19 Apr 1937	23,232	3,258
26 Jul 1937	23,497	2,993
18 Oct 1937	22,834	3,656
17 Jan 1938	23,862	3,378
04 Apr 1938	22,773	4,467
18 Jul 1938	23,236	4,004
17 Oct 1938	23,317	3,923
16 Jan 1939	23,699	4,481
17 Apr 1939	24,376	3,804
10 Jul 1939	24,601	3,579
15 Jul 1946		462
14 Oct 1946		530
13 Jan 1947		442
14 Apr 1947		483
14 Jul 1947		309
13 Oct 1947		267
12 Jan 1948		295
12 Apr 1948		297
12 Jul 1948		319
11 Oct 1948		336
10 Jan 1949		368
11 Apr 1949		307
11 Jul 1949		248
10 Oct 1949		306
16 Jan 1950		355
17 Apr 1950		322
10 Jul 1950		272
16 Oct 1950		285
15 Jan 1951		311
16 Apr 1951		250
16 Jul 1951		171
15 Oct 1951		198
14 Jan 1952		269
21 Apr 1952		266
14 Jul 1952		268
13 Oct 1952		308
12 Jan 1953		354
13 Apr 1953		345
13 Jul 1953		543
12 Oct 1953		328
11 Jan 1954		359
12 Apr 1954		324
12 Jul 1954		294
11 Oct 1954		285
10 Jan 1955		243
18 Apr 1955		218
11 Jul 1955		178
10 Oct 1955		215
16 Jan 1956		251
16 Apr 1956		201
16 Jul 1956		162
15 Oct 1956		190
14 Jan 1957		257
15 Apr 1957		233
15 Jul 1957		251
14 Oct 1957		357
13 Jan 1958		585
14 Apr 1958		424
14 Jul 1958		541
13 Oct 1958		782
12 Jan 1959		1,164
13 Apr 1959		1,254
13 Jul 1959		785
12 Oct 1959		744
11 Jan 1960		836
11 Apr 1960		1,187
11 Jul 1960		988
10 Oct 1960		960
16 Jan 1961		1,108
10 Apr 1961		1,089
10 Jul 1961		937
16 Oct 1961		1,176
15 Jan 1962		1,550
09 Apr 1962		1,284
09 Jul 1962		1,227
15 Oct 1962		1,677
14 Jan 1963		2,786
08 Apr 1963		2,125
15 Jul 1963		1,762
14 Oct 1963		1,591
13 Jan 1964		1,457
13 Apr 1964		1,248
13 Jul 1964		970
12 Oct 1964		1,106
11 Jan 1965		1,058
12 Apr 1965		886
12 Jul 1965		861
11 Oct 1965		1,146
10 Jan 1966		1,183
10 Apr 1966		1,103
11 Jul 1966		1,065
10 Oct 1966		2,325
09 Jan 1967		2,724
10 Apr 1967		2,687
10 Jul 1967		2,733
09 Oct 1967		2,865
08 Jan 1968		3,497
08 Apr 1968		3,003
08 Jul 1968		15,410
14 Oct 1968		15,463
13 Jan 1969		2,369
14 Apr 1969		2,247
14 Jul 1969		2,212
13 Oct 1969		2,487
12 Jan 1970		2,929
13 Apr 1970		3,300
13 Jul 1970		3,205
12 Oct 1970		3,347
11 Jan 1971		3,401
05 Apr 1971		3,938
12 Jul 1971		3,849
11 Oct 1971		4,506
10 Jan 1972		4,494
10 Apr 1972		4,265
10 Jul 1972		3,859
09 Oct 1972		3,890
08 Jan 1973		3,573
09 Apr 1973		3,160
09 Jul 1973		2,569
08 Oct 1973		2,309
14 Jan 1974		2,511
08 Apr 1974		2,825
08 Jul 1974		2,538
14 Oct 1974		2,662

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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