Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	13,537	1,763
11 Apr 1927	13,892	1,408
11 Jul 1927	14,120	1,180
17 Oct 1927	13,935	1,365
16 Jan 1928	13,483	1,677
16 Apr 1928	13,864	1,296
16 Jul 1928	14,019	1,141
15 Oct 1928	13,666	1,494
14 Jan 1929	13,648	1,942
15 Apr 1929	14,271	1,319
15 Jul 1929	14,431	1,159
14 Oct 1929	14,213	1,377
13 Jan 1930	14,251	1,739
14 Apr 1930	14,429	1,561
14 Jul 1930	14,355	1,635
13 Oct 1930	13,657	2,333
12 Jan 1931	12,792	3,478
13 Apr 1931	13,124	3,146
13 Jul 1931	13,548	2,722
12 Oct 1931	12,565	3,705
25 Jan 1932	12,776	4,134
25 Apr 1932	13,216	3,694
25 Jul 1932	13,373	3,537
24 Oct 1932	13,091	3,819
23 Jan 1933	13,286	2,424
24 Apr 1933	13,651	2,059
24 Jul 1933	14,235	1,475
23 Oct 1933	14,294	1,416
22 Jan 1934	18,281	1,669
23 Apr 1934	18,596	1,354
23 Jul 1934	18,708	1,242
22 Oct 1934	18,689	1,261
28 Jan 1935	19,188	1,562
15 Apr 1935	19,458	1,292
22 Jul 1935	19,786	964
21 Oct 1935	19,516	1,234
20 Jan 1936	20,275	1,695
27 Apr 1936	20,602	1,368
20 Jul 1936	21,051	919
26 Oct 1936	20,908	1,062
25 Jan 1937	22,293	1,347
19 Apr 1937	22,623	1,017
26 Jul 1937	22,765	875
18 Oct 1937	22,576	1,064
17 Jan 1938	24,117	1,843
04 Apr 1938	24,532	1,428
18 Jul 1938	24,532	1,428
17 Oct 1938	24,350	1,610
16 Jan 1939	26,203	2,217
17 Apr 1939	26,601	1,819
10 Jul 1939	26,971	1,449
15 Jul 1946		238
14 Oct 1946		262
13 Jan 1947		313
14 Apr 1947		450
14 Jul 1947		184
13 Oct 1947		256
12 Jan 1948		321
12 Apr 1948		451
12 Jul 1948		530
11 Oct 1948		550
10 Jan 1949		560
11 Apr 1949		386
11 Jul 1949		391
10 Oct 1949		426
16 Jan 1950		456
17 Apr 1950		379
10 Jul 1950		452
16 Oct 1950		330
15 Jan 1951		292
16 Apr 1951		213
16 Jul 1951		149
15 Oct 1951		439
14 Jan 1952		572
21 Apr 1952		426
14 Jul 1952		637
13 Oct 1952		699
12 Jan 1953		919
13 Apr 1953		548
13 Jul 1953		469
12 Oct 1953		396
11 Jan 1954		510
12 Apr 1954		382
12 Jul 1954		211
11 Oct 1954		284
10 Jan 1955		278
18 Apr 1955		441
11 Jul 1955		245
10 Oct 1955		197
16 Jan 1956		334
16 Apr 1956		313
16 Jul 1956		319
15 Oct 1956		348
14 Jan 1957		559
15 Apr 1957		299
15 Jul 1957		265
14 Oct 1957		260
13 Jan 1958		369
14 Apr 1958		472
14 Jul 1958		392
13 Oct 1958		495
12 Jan 1959		517
13 Apr 1959		449
13 Jul 1959		286
12 Oct 1959		299
11 Jan 1960		311

Date:	Source:
1927 - 1939	Ministry of Labour, Local Unemployment Index (Ministry of Labour) ,
1946 - 1960	Ministry of Labour, Labour Gazette (H.M.S.O.) ,

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