Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	48,179	4,481
11 Apr 1927	50,267	2,393
11 Jul 1927	49,808	2,852
17 Oct 1927	50,012	2,648
16 Jan 1928	48,691	3,319
16 Apr 1928	49,345	2,665
16 Jul 1928	46,981	5,029
15 Oct 1928	47,031	4,979
14 Jan 1929	46,839	5,181
15 Apr 1929	48,449	3,571
15 Jul 1929	47,845	4,175
14 Oct 1929	48,298	3,722
13 Jan 1930	46,451	5,529
14 Apr 1930	46,149	5,831
14 Jul 1930	44,441	7,539
13 Oct 1930	43,485	8,495
12 Jan 1931	39,467	12,583
13 Apr 1931	41,028	11,022
13 Jul 1931	38,914	13,136
12 Oct 1931	40,826	11,224
25 Jan 1932	44,231	9,009
25 Apr 1932	44,797	8,443
25 Jul 1932	41,966	11,274
24 Oct 1932	44,540	8,700
23 Jan 1933	41,254	10,076
24 Apr 1933	43,488	7,842
24 Jul 1933	45,175	6,155
23 Oct 1933	46,615	4,715
22 Jan 1934	45,903	5,687
23 Apr 1934	45,803	5,787
23 Jul 1934	43,658	7,932
22 Oct 1934	45,354	6,236
28 Jan 1935	44,483	7,547
15 Apr 1935	46,345	5,685
22 Jul 1935	46,747	5,283
21 Oct 1935	48,106	3,924
20 Jan 1936	47,383	4,517
27 Apr 1936	48,186	3,714
20 Jul 1936	47,835	4,065
26 Oct 1936	49,039	2,861
25 Jan 1937	49,712	2,838
19 Apr 1937	49,922	2,628
26 Jul 1937	48,766	3,784
18 Oct 1937	49,765	2,785
17 Jan 1938	47,744	6,326
04 Apr 1938	47,419	6,651
18 Jul 1938	47,041	7,029
17 Oct 1938	48,393	5,677
16 Jan 1939	48,778	6,152
17 Apr 1939	50,206	4,724
10 Jul 1939	52,074	2,856
16 Apr 1945		53
16 Jul 1945		132
15 Oct 1945		146
14 Jan 1946		99
08 Apr 1946		192
15 Jul 1946		205
14 Oct 1946		243
13 Jan 1947		251
14 Apr 1947		895
14 Jul 1947		278
13 Oct 1947		337
12 Jan 1948		200
12 Apr 1948		197
12 Jul 1948		142
11 Oct 1948		170
10 Jan 1949		156
11 Apr 1949		106
11 Jul 1949		122
10 Oct 1949		163
16 Jan 1950		156
17 Apr 1950		129
10 Jul 1950		134
16 Oct 1950		195
15 Jan 1951		168
16 Apr 1951		127
16 Jul 1951		109
15 Oct 1951		325
14 Jan 1952		951
21 Apr 1952		2,253
14 Jul 1952		1,832
13 Oct 1952		569
12 Jan 1953		699
13 Apr 1953		366
13 Jul 1953		322
12 Oct 1953		379
11 Jan 1954		474
12 Apr 1954		355
12 Jul 1954		314
11 Oct 1954		293
10 Jan 1955		351
18 Apr 1955		286
11 Jul 1955		272
10 Oct 1955		307
16 Jan 1956		288
16 Apr 1956		458
16 Jul 1956		299
15 Oct 1956		382
14 Jan 1957		392
15 Apr 1957		399
15 Jul 1957		315
14 Oct 1957		426
13 Jan 1958		967
14 Apr 1958		1,600
14 Jul 1958		2,250
13 Oct 1958		2,210
12 Jan 1959		1,361
13 Apr 1959		1,417
13 Jul 1959		805
12 Oct 1959		782
11 Jan 1960		784
11 Apr 1960		628
11 Jul 1960		515
10 Oct 1960		555
16 Jan 1961		646
10 Apr 1961		586
10 Jul 1961		558
16 Oct 1961		853
15 Jan 1962		1,094
09 Apr 1962		1,284
09 Jul 1962		1,186
15 Oct 1962		1,206
14 Jan 1963		1,617
08 Apr 1963		1,114
15 Jul 1963		870
14 Oct 1963		898
13 Jan 1964		867
13 Apr 1964		610
13 Jul 1964		527
12 Oct 1964		582
11 Jan 1965		614
12 Apr 1965		402
12 Jul 1965		450
11 Oct 1965		505
10 Jan 1966		433
10 Apr 1966		430
11 Jul 1966		395
10 Oct 1966		519
09 Jan 1967		743
10 Apr 1967		723
10 Jul 1967		777
09 Oct 1967		1,198
08 Jan 1968		1,317
08 Apr 1968		1,062
08 Jul 1968		943
14 Oct 1968		977
13 Jan 1969		981
14 Apr 1969		948
14 Jul 1969		857
13 Oct 1969		1,056
12 Jan 1970		1,193
13 Apr 1970		1,251
13 Jul 1970		1,253
12 Oct 1970		1,592
11 Jan 1971		2,027
05 Apr 1971		2,532
12 Jul 1971		2,384
11 Oct 1971		3,164
10 Jan 1972		3,079
10 Apr 1972		2,365
10 Jul 1972		1,852
09 Oct 1972		1,614
08 Jan 1973		1,421
09 Apr 1973		1,188
09 Jul 1973		1,075
08 Oct 1973		933
14 Jan 1974		1,081
08 Apr 1974		1,170
08 Jul 1974		1,181
14 Oct 1974		1,201

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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