Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	143,818	19,482
11 Apr 1927	150,946	12,354
11 Jul 1927	150,946	12,354
17 Oct 1927	148,570	14,730
16 Jan 1928	147,348	16,002
16 Apr 1928	149,566	13,784
16 Jul 1928	145,922	17,428
15 Oct 1928	143,704	19,646
14 Jan 1929	147,721	20,939
15 Apr 1929	154,101	14,559
15 Jul 1929	152,792	15,868
14 Oct 1929	149,357	19,303
13 Jan 1930	145,843	21,787
14 Apr 1930	146,006	21,624
14 Jul 1930	141,616	26,014
13 Oct 1930	134,299	33,331
12 Jan 1931	136,514	37,676
13 Apr 1931	140,400	33,790
13 Jul 1931	137,696	36,494
12 Oct 1931	134,486	39,704
25 Jan 1932	145,068	34,052
25 Apr 1932	147,500	31,620
25 Jul 1932	141,594	37,526
24 Oct 1932	141,072	38,048
23 Jan 1933	141,633	37,757
24 Apr 1933	147,723	31,667
24 Jul 1933	150,507	28,883
23 Oct 1933	151,029	28,361
22 Jan 1934	153,687	27,193
23 Apr 1934	157,897	22,983
23 Jul 1934	153,336	27,544
22 Oct 1934	154,915	25,965
28 Jan 1935	155,566	26,694
15 Apr 1935	160,693	21,567
22 Jul 1935	159,986	22,274
21 Oct 1935	158,572	23,688
20 Jan 1936	158,697	25,763
27 Apr 1936	165,137	19,323
20 Jul 1936	164,958	19,502
26 Oct 1936	165,137	19,323
25 Jan 1937	170,244	18,916
19 Apr 1937	174,216	14,944
26 Jul 1937	171,946	17,214
18 Oct 1937	172,325	16,835
17 Jan 1938	170,693	23,497
04 Apr 1938	174,188	20,002
18 Jul 1938	170,693	23,497
17 Oct 1938	169,916	24,274
16 Jan 1939	174,305	25,815
17 Apr 1939	179,708	20,412
10 Jul 1939	183,910	16,210
16 Apr 1945		741
16 Jul 1945		934
15 Oct 1945		1,388
14 Jan 1946		1,938
08 Apr 1946		2,545
15 Jul 1946		2,688
14 Oct 1946		3,156
13 Jan 1947		3,552
14 Apr 1947		4,975
14 Jul 1947		2,115
13 Oct 1947		2,052
12 Jan 1948		2,944
12 Apr 1948		2,814
12 Jul 1948		2,559
11 Oct 1948		2,838
10 Jan 1949		3,284
11 Apr 1949		2,547
11 Jul 1949		2,137
10 Oct 1949		2,496
16 Jan 1950		2,801
17 Apr 1950		2,374
10 Jul 1950		2,504
16 Oct 1950		2,757
15 Jan 1951		2,978
16 Apr 1951		2,150
16 Jul 1951		2,200
15 Oct 1951		4,411
14 Jan 1952		6,439
21 Apr 1952		6,153
14 Jul 1952		6,249
13 Oct 1952		5,235
12 Jan 1953		5,024
13 Apr 1953		4,478
13 Jul 1953		3,385
12 Oct 1953		3,577
11 Jan 1954		3,875
12 Apr 1954		2,798
12 Jul 1954		2,132
11 Oct 1954		2,513
10 Jan 1955		2,652
18 Apr 1955		2,136
11 Jul 1955		1,760
10 Oct 1955		2,064
16 Jan 1956		2,178
16 Apr 1956		1,923
16 Jul 1956		1,601
15 Oct 1956		2,041
14 Jan 1957		2,584
15 Apr 1957		2,240
15 Jul 1957		2,000
14 Oct 1957		2,173
13 Jan 1958		3,221
14 Apr 1958		3,519
14 Jul 1958		5,046
13 Oct 1958		5,162
12 Jan 1959		5,883
13 Apr 1959		4,400
13 Jul 1959		3,411
12 Oct 1959		3,294
11 Jan 1960		3,381
11 Apr 1960		2,432
11 Jul 1960		1,987
10 Oct 1960		2,168
16 Jan 1961		2,450
10 Apr 1961		2,173
10 Jul 1961		1,611
16 Oct 1961		2,223
15 Jan 1962		2,982
09 Apr 1962		2,969
09 Jul 1962		3,020
15 Oct 1962		3,645
14 Jan 1963		7,134
08 Apr 1963		4,394
15 Jul 1963		3,390
14 Oct 1963		3,541
13 Jan 1964		3,707
13 Apr 1964		2,880
13 Jul 1964		2,210
12 Oct 1964		2,392
11 Jan 1965		2,562
12 Apr 1965		3,351
12 Jul 1965		2,065
11 Oct 1965		2,418
10 Jan 1966		2,699
10 Apr 1966		2,193
11 Jul 1966		1,776
10 Oct 1966		2,882
09 Jan 1967		4,434
10 Apr 1967		4,816
10 Jul 1967		4,594
09 Oct 1967		5,278
08 Jan 1968		6,313
08 Apr 1968		6,412
08 Jul 1968		6,418
14 Oct 1968		6,732
13 Jan 1969		7,095
14 Apr 1969		6,939
14 Jul 1969		6,654
13 Oct 1969		6,596
12 Jan 1970		7,520
13 Apr 1970		7,329
13 Jul 1970		7,558
12 Oct 1970		7,537
11 Jan 1971		8,327
05 Apr 1971		9,516
12 Jul 1971		10,891
11 Oct 1971		11,476
10 Jan 1972		12,473
10 Apr 1972		12,356
10 Jul 1972		10,950
09 Oct 1972		10,080
08 Jan 1973		9,477
09 Apr 1973		8,691
09 Jul 1973		6,833
08 Oct 1973		6,214
14 Jan 1974		7,318
08 Apr 1974		8,636
08 Jul 1974		7,058
14 Oct 1974		7,526

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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