Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	45,906	6,024
11 Apr 1927	47,983	3,947
11 Jul 1927	47,828	4,102
17 Oct 1927	47,464	4,466
16 Jan 1928	45,167	4,963
16 Apr 1928	46,370	3,760
16 Jul 1928	45,217	4,913
15 Oct 1928	44,515	5,615
14 Jan 1929	46,980	6,650
15 Apr 1929	48,535	5,095
15 Jul 1929	48,267	5,363
14 Oct 1929	46,551	7,079
13 Jan 1930	45,907	7,723
14 Apr 1930	43,387	10,243
14 Jul 1930	42,636	10,994
13 Oct 1930	41,617	12,013
12 Jan 1931	39,982	13,328
13 Apr 1931	39,098	14,242
13 Jul 1931	39,236	14,074
12 Oct 1931	37,264	16,046
25 Jan 1932	40,783	14,107
25 Apr 1932	41,222	13,668
25 Jul 1932	41,113	13,777
24 Oct 1932	41,607	13,283
23 Jan 1933	40,476	14,594
24 Apr 1933	40,807	14,263
24 Jul 1933	43,560	11,510
23 Oct 1933	44,662	10,408
22 Jan 1934	43,903	10,907
23 Apr 1934	45,931	8,879
23 Jul 1934	46,534	8,276
22 Oct 1934	46,479	8,331
28 Jan 1935	44,842	9,578
15 Apr 1935	46,148	8,272
22 Jul 1935	46,529	7,891
21 Oct 1935	47,291	7,129
20 Jan 1936	46,754	8,576
27 Apr 1936	48,414	6,916
20 Jul 1936	49,465	5,865
26 Oct 1936	50,295	5,035
25 Jan 1937	50,978	5,042
19 Apr 1937	52,211	3,809
26 Jul 1937	52,379	3,641
18 Oct 1937	52,267	3,753
17 Jan 1938	56,143	5,417
04 Apr 1938	56,204	5,356
18 Jul 1938	55,466	6,094
17 Oct 1938	55,589	5,971
16 Jan 1939	57,583	6,827
17 Apr 1939	58,355	6,055
10 Jul 1939	60,867	3,543
16 Apr 1945		262
16 Jul 1945		393
15 Oct 1945		991
14 Jan 1946		1,288
08 Apr 1946		934
15 Jul 1946		857
14 Oct 1946		810
13 Jan 1947		698
14 Apr 1947		785
14 Jul 1947		696
13 Oct 1947		498
12 Jan 1948		697
12 Apr 1948		774
12 Jul 1948		828
11 Oct 1948		903
10 Jan 1949		950
11 Apr 1949		729
11 Jul 1949		646
10 Oct 1949		753
16 Jan 1950		758
17 Apr 1950		647
10 Jul 1950		566
16 Oct 1950		519
15 Jan 1951		557
16 Apr 1951		445
16 Jul 1951		389
15 Oct 1951		446
14 Jan 1952		555
21 Apr 1952		1,205
14 Jul 1952		745
13 Oct 1952		939
12 Jan 1953		1,262
13 Apr 1953		1,570
13 Jul 1953		1,221
12 Oct 1953		1,156
11 Jan 1954		960
12 Apr 1954		670
12 Jul 1954		438
11 Oct 1954		526
10 Jan 1955		556
18 Apr 1955		431
11 Jul 1955		329
10 Oct 1955		476
16 Jan 1956		473
16 Apr 1956		623
16 Jul 1956		680
15 Oct 1956		699
14 Jan 1957		1,010
15 Apr 1957		1,320
15 Jul 1957		1,007
14 Oct 1957		955
13 Jan 1958		1,002
14 Apr 1958		1,294
14 Jul 1958		2,179
13 Oct 1958		2,611
12 Jan 1959		2,603
13 Apr 1959		2,033
13 Jul 1959		1,405
12 Oct 1959		1,246
11 Jan 1960		1,132
11 Apr 1960		872
11 Jul 1960		625
10 Oct 1960		808
16 Jan 1961		2,046
10 Apr 1961		1,145
10 Jul 1961		1,071
16 Oct 1961		1,449
15 Jan 1962		2,319
09 Apr 1962		2,117
09 Jul 1962		2,203
15 Oct 1962		2,611
14 Jan 1963		4,635
08 Apr 1963		2,616
15 Jul 1963		2,015
14 Oct 1963		1,829
13 Jan 1964		1,567
13 Apr 1964		1,070
13 Jul 1964		877
12 Oct 1964		849
11 Jan 1965		769
12 Apr 1965		223
12 Jul 1965		793
11 Oct 1965		845
10 Jan 1966		807
10 Apr 1966		712
11 Jul 1966		768
10 Oct 1966		1,965
09 Jan 1967		3,569
10 Apr 1967		4,932
10 Jul 1967		3,205
09 Oct 1967		5,662
08 Jan 1968		4,027
08 Apr 1968		4,255
08 Jul 1968		813
14 Oct 1968		1,005
13 Jan 1969		2,913
14 Apr 1969		2,914
14 Jul 1969		2,625
13 Oct 1969		2,784
12 Jan 1970		3,117
13 Apr 1970		3,139
13 Jul 1970		3,152
12 Oct 1970		4,620
11 Jan 1971		3,811
05 Apr 1971		4,689
12 Jul 1971		6,490
11 Oct 1971		8,978
10 Jan 1972		10,222
10 Apr 1972		9,958
10 Jul 1972		7,288
09 Oct 1972		6,186
08 Jan 1973		5,046
09 Apr 1973		4,062
09 Jul 1973		3,261
08 Oct 1973		2,777
14 Jan 1974		3,157
08 Apr 1974		3,405
08 Jul 1974		3,123
14 Oct 1974		0

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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