Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	114,025	14,015
11 Apr 1927	115,085	12,955
11 Jul 1927	116,027	12,013
17 Oct 1927	116,380	11,660
16 Jan 1928	114,436	13,274
16 Apr 1928	115,023	12,687
16 Jul 1928	113,613	14,097
15 Oct 1928	112,791	14,919
14 Jan 1929	110,438	16,862
15 Apr 1929	113,717	13,583
15 Jul 1929	114,888	12,412
14 Oct 1929	114,302	12,998
13 Jan 1930	113,077	16,033
14 Apr 1930	112,721	16,389
14 Jul 1930	112,602	16,508
13 Oct 1930	109,752	19,358
12 Jan 1931	105,407	23,763
13 Apr 1931	104,931	24,239
13 Jul 1931	107,664	21,506
12 Oct 1931	106,001	23,169
25 Jan 1932	107,106	26,404
25 Apr 1932	108,703	24,807
25 Jul 1932	109,317	24,193
24 Oct 1932	109,562	23,948
23 Jan 1933	108,019	25,861
24 Apr 1933	108,881	24,999
24 Jul 1933	111,713	22,167
23 Oct 1933	111,713	22,167
22 Jan 1934	107,767	24,893
23 Apr 1934	109,597	23,063
23 Jul 1934	112,770	19,890
22 Oct 1934	113,014	19,646
28 Jan 1935	109,333	23,007
15 Apr 1935	112,741	19,599
22 Jul 1935	115,784	16,556
21 Oct 1935	116,150	16,190
20 Jan 1936	115,030	18,840
27 Apr 1936	117,369	16,501
20 Jul 1936	119,955	13,915
26 Oct 1936	120,571	13,299
25 Jan 1937	123,378	16,032
19 Apr 1937	126,027	13,383
26 Jul 1937	127,700	11,710
18 Oct 1937	127,142	12,268
17 Jan 1938	129,968	14,602
04 Apr 1938	130,836	13,734
18 Jul 1938	131,848	12,722
17 Oct 1938	132,426	12,144
16 Jan 1939	137,185	14,905
17 Apr 1939	139,010	13,080
10 Jul 1939	143,877	8,213
16 Apr 1945		897
16 Jul 1945		838
15 Oct 1945		1,732
14 Jan 1946		2,136
08 Apr 1946		2,554
15 Jul 1946		2,688
14 Oct 1946		2,527
13 Jan 1947		2,553
14 Apr 1947		3,099
14 Jul 1947		2,186
13 Oct 1947		2,327
12 Jan 1948		2,996
12 Apr 1948		3,435
12 Jul 1948		3,089
11 Oct 1948		3,527
10 Jan 1949		3,920
11 Apr 1949		4,066
11 Jul 1949		2,896
10 Oct 1949		3,241
16 Jan 1950		4,094
17 Apr 1950		4,068
10 Jul 1950		3,438
16 Oct 1950		3,749
15 Jan 1951		3,404
16 Apr 1951		2,690
16 Jul 1951		2,198
15 Oct 1951		2,754
14 Jan 1952		3,701
21 Apr 1952		3,462
14 Jul 1952		3,312
13 Oct 1952		4,382
12 Jan 1953		4,705
13 Apr 1953		3,991
13 Jul 1953		2,992
12 Oct 1953		3,470
11 Jan 1954		3,544
12 Apr 1954		3,162
12 Jul 1954		2,102
11 Oct 1954		2,501
10 Jan 1955		2,644
18 Apr 1955		2,343
11 Jul 1955		1,696
10 Oct 1955		1,950
16 Jan 1956		2,219
16 Apr 1956		2,032
16 Jul 1956		1,875
15 Oct 1956		2,341
14 Jan 1957		3,327
15 Apr 1957		3,284
15 Jul 1957		2,813
14 Oct 1957		3,104
13 Jan 1958		4,050
14 Apr 1958		4,699
14 Jul 1958		4,065
13 Oct 1958		5,154
12 Jan 1959		5,515
13 Apr 1959		5,186
13 Jul 1959		4,397
12 Oct 1959		4,536
11 Jan 1960		4,809
11 Apr 1960		4,078
11 Jul 1960		3,316
10 Oct 1960		3,635
16 Jan 1961		3,499
10 Apr 1961		3,151
10 Jul 1961		2,487
16 Oct 1961		3,170
15 Jan 1962		3,778
09 Apr 1962		3,571
09 Jul 1962		3,209
15 Oct 1962		3,904
14 Jan 1963		7,740
08 Apr 1963		4,580
15 Jul 1963		3,734
14 Oct 1963		3,671
13 Jan 1964		3,842
13 Apr 1964		3,252
13 Jul 1964		2,353
12 Oct 1964		2,620
11 Jan 1965		2,844
12 Apr 1965		290
12 Jul 1965		2,691
11 Oct 1965		3,113
10 Jan 1966		3,462
10 Apr 1966		3,169
11 Jul 1966		2,810
10 Oct 1966		4,448
09 Jan 1967		6,167
10 Apr 1967		6,179
10 Jul 1967		5,578
09 Oct 1967		5,664
08 Jan 1968		6,743
08 Apr 1968		6,317
08 Jul 1968		5,883
14 Oct 1968		6,078
13 Jan 1969		6,307
14 Apr 1969		6,594
14 Jul 1969		6,079
13 Oct 1969		6,447
12 Jan 1970		7,135
13 Apr 1970		6,801
13 Jul 1970		6,490
12 Oct 1970		6,712
11 Jan 1971		7,698
05 Apr 1971		8,095
12 Jul 1971		8,236
11 Oct 1971		9,088
10 Jan 1972		11,241
10 Apr 1972		10,932
10 Jul 1972		9,584
09 Oct 1972		8,684
08 Jan 1973		8,970
09 Apr 1973		8,780
09 Jul 1973		7,215
08 Oct 1973		6,625
14 Jan 1974		7,907
08 Apr 1974		9,054
08 Jul 1974		8,259
14 Oct 1974		8,255

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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