Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	11,950	340
11 Apr 1927	12,059	231
11 Jul 1927	12,096	194
17 Oct 1927	12,023	267
16 Jan 1928	13,387	423
16 Apr 1928	13,605	205
16 Jul 1928	13,537	273
15 Oct 1928	13,510	300
14 Jan 1929	14,619	431
15 Apr 1929	14,812	238
15 Jul 1929	14,857	193
14 Oct 1929	14,767	283
13 Jan 1930	15,366	534
14 Apr 1930	15,523	377
14 Jul 1930	15,476	424
13 Oct 1930	14,957	943
12 Jan 1931	16,745	1,515
13 Apr 1931	17,069	1,191
13 Jul 1931	16,997	1,263
12 Oct 1931	16,420	1,840
25 Jan 1932	17,163	2,847
25 Apr 1932	17,638	2,372
25 Jul 1932	17,697	2,313
24 Oct 1932	17,302	2,708
23 Jan 1933	4,565	2,015
24 Apr 1933	5,839	741
24 Jul 1933	5,910	670
23 Oct 1933	5,865	715
22 Jan 1934	7,492	608
23 Jul 1934	28,810	910
22 Oct 1934	28,487	1,233
28 Jan 1935	33,344	1,696
15 Apr 1935	33,932	1,108
22 Jul 1935	33,967	1,073
21 Oct 1935	33,794	1,246
20 Jan 1936	37,390	1,780
27 Apr 1936	37,970	1,200
20 Jul 1936	38,125	1,045
26 Oct 1936	37,932	1,238
25 Jan 1937	42,736	1,734
19 Apr 1937	43,225	1,245
26 Jul 1937	43,002	1,468
18 Oct 1937	42,914	1,556
17 Jan 1938	48,025	2,795
04 Apr 1938	48,787	2,033
18 Jul 1938	48,533	2,287
17 Oct 1938	48,279	2,541
16 Jan 1939	53,474	3,656
17 Apr 1939	54,731	2,399
10 Jul 1939	55,188	1,942
16 Apr 1945		312
16 Jul 1945		285
15 Oct 1945		389
14 Jan 1946		410
08 Apr 1946		436
15 Jul 1946		406
14 Oct 1946		503
13 Jan 1947		512
14 Apr 1947		694
14 Jul 1947		307
13 Oct 1947		474
12 Jan 1948		636
12 Apr 1948		710
12 Jul 1948		855
11 Oct 1948		807
10 Jan 1949		1,038
11 Apr 1949		934
11 Jul 1949		617
10 Oct 1949		970
16 Jan 1950		1,114
17 Apr 1950		948
10 Jul 1950		836
16 Oct 1950		1,067
15 Jan 1951		1,110
16 Apr 1951		739
16 Jul 1951		476
15 Oct 1951		886
14 Jan 1952		1,060
21 Apr 1952		1,036
14 Jul 1952		1,162
13 Oct 1952		1,306
12 Jan 1953		1,422
13 Apr 1953		1,047
13 Jul 1953		741
12 Oct 1953		1,065
11 Jan 1954		1,096
12 Apr 1954		954
12 Jul 1954		596
11 Oct 1954		719
10 Jan 1955		753
18 Apr 1955		925
11 Jul 1955		397
10 Oct 1955		616
16 Jan 1956		604
16 Apr 1956		590
16 Jul 1956		472
15 Oct 1956		626
14 Jan 1957		962
15 Apr 1957		575
15 Jul 1957		331
14 Oct 1957		475
13 Jan 1958		565
14 Apr 1958		583
14 Jul 1958		544
13 Oct 1958		795
12 Jan 1959		814
13 Apr 1959		694
13 Jul 1959		593
12 Oct 1959		684
11 Jan 1960		609

Date:	Source:
1927 - 1939	Ministry of Labour, Local Unemployment Index (Ministry of Labour) ,
1945 - 1960	Ministry of Labour, Labour Gazette (H.M.S.O.) ,

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