Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	69,630	2,750
11 Apr 1927	70,715	1,665
11 Jul 1927	67,531	4,849
17 Oct 1927	66,300	6,080
16 Jan 1928	68,507	3,303
16 Apr 1928	68,507	3,303
16 Jul 1928	64,701	7,109
15 Oct 1928	66,496	5,314
14 Jan 1929	69,345	2,515
15 Apr 1929	69,992	1,868
15 Jul 1929	66,470	5,390
14 Oct 1929	67,692	4,168
13 Jan 1930	73,545	3,305
14 Apr 1930	71,547	5,303
14 Jul 1930	64,477	12,373
13 Oct 1930	67,090	9,760
12 Jan 1931	68,162	9,738
13 Apr 1931	64,579	13,321
13 Jul 1931	60,372	17,528
12 Oct 1931	63,488	14,412
25 Jan 1932	65,465	13,695
25 Apr 1932	66,969	12,191
25 Jul 1932	65,149	14,011
24 Oct 1932	70,215	8,945
23 Jan 1933	68,959	9,761
24 Apr 1933	68,565	10,155
24 Jul 1933	65,731	12,989
23 Oct 1933	70,454	8,266
22 Jan 1934	73,147	5,253
23 Apr 1934	73,931	4,469
23 Jul 1934	71,344	7,056
22 Oct 1934	73,147	5,253
28 Jan 1935	78,242	4,118
15 Apr 1935	77,583	4,777
22 Jul 1935	74,289	8,071
21 Oct 1935	77,665	4,695
20 Jan 1936	81,097	4,993
27 Apr 1936	82,130	3,960
20 Jul 1936	81,011	5,079
26 Oct 1936	82,388	3,702
25 Jan 1937	89,129	3,521
19 Apr 1937	89,222	3,428
26 Jul 1937	88,388	4,262
18 Oct 1937	88,944	3,706
17 Jan 1938	96,072	4,738
04 Apr 1938	95,366	5,444
18 Jul 1938	93,451	7,359
17 Oct 1938	94,862	5,948
16 Jan 1939	101,121	5,099
17 Apr 1939	102,715	3,505
10 Jul 1939	101,865	4,355
16 Apr 1945		586
16 Jul 1945		1,562
15 Oct 1945		3,915
14 Jan 1946		4,931
08 Apr 1946		4,118
15 Jul 1946		2,145
14 Oct 1946		1,663
13 Jan 1947		1,680
14 Apr 1947		2,371
14 Jul 1947		1,243
13 Oct 1947		1,563
12 Jan 1948		1,497
12 Apr 1948		1,538
12 Jul 1948		1,573
11 Oct 1948		1,768
10 Jan 1949		1,377
11 Apr 1949		1,818
11 Jul 1949		1,323
10 Oct 1949		1,601
16 Jan 1950		1,505
17 Apr 1950		975
10 Jul 1950		946
16 Oct 1950		932
15 Jan 1951		775
16 Apr 1951		706
16 Jul 1951		586
15 Oct 1951		765
14 Jan 1952		693
21 Apr 1952		974
14 Jul 1952		793
13 Oct 1952		999
12 Jan 1953		1,761
13 Apr 1953		1,034
13 Jul 1953		809
12 Oct 1953		970
11 Jan 1954		1,048
12 Apr 1954		804
12 Jul 1954		598
11 Oct 1954		718
10 Jan 1955		563
18 Apr 1955		521
11 Jul 1955		337
10 Oct 1955		683
16 Jan 1956		650
16 Apr 1956		863
16 Jul 1956		3,974
15 Oct 1956		3,565
14 Jan 1957		3,066
15 Apr 1957		3,561
15 Jul 1957		2,119
14 Oct 1957		2,010
13 Jan 1958		1,973
14 Apr 1958		2,396
14 Jul 1958		2,417
13 Oct 1958		3,468
12 Jan 1959		3,192
13 Apr 1959		2,848
13 Jul 1959		2,386
12 Oct 1959		2,607
11 Jan 1960		1,878
11 Apr 1960		1,562
11 Jul 1960		1,264
10 Oct 1960		1,916
16 Jan 1961		5,805
10 Apr 1961		2,110
10 Jul 1961		1,495
16 Oct 1961		9,528
15 Jan 1962		3,427
09 Apr 1962		3,146
09 Jul 1962		2,893
15 Oct 1962		7,388
14 Jan 1963		8,386
08 Apr 1963		3,485
15 Jul 1963		2,713
14 Oct 1963		3,776
13 Jan 1964		2,724
13 Apr 1964		1,924
13 Jul 1964		1,446
12 Oct 1964		2,164
11 Jan 1965		1,765
12 Apr 1965		1,358
12 Jul 1965		1,615
11 Oct 1965		3,890
10 Jan 1966		1,680
10 Apr 1966		1,543
11 Jul 1966		1,680
10 Oct 1966		9,895
09 Jan 1967		13,913
10 Apr 1967		5,082
10 Jul 1967		6,477
09 Oct 1967		7,758
08 Jan 1968		10,884
08 Apr 1968		6,075
08 Jul 1968		734
14 Oct 1968		806
13 Jan 1969		4,897
14 Apr 1969		3,764
14 Jul 1969		6,416
13 Oct 1969		9,396
12 Jan 1970		4,502
13 Apr 1970		5,852
13 Jul 1970		5,836
12 Oct 1970		7,146
11 Jan 1971		7,877
05 Apr 1971		9,386
12 Jul 1971		14,442
11 Oct 1971		26,049
10 Jan 1972		13,909
10 Apr 1972		10,778
10 Jul 1972		10,367
09 Oct 1972		9,153
08 Jan 1973		7,568
09 Apr 1973		6,616
09 Jul 1973		5,888
08 Oct 1973		5,003
14 Jan 1974		6,098
08 Apr 1974		7,349
08 Jul 1974		6,583
14 Oct 1974		6,817

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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