Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	14,011	559
11 Apr 1927	14,197	373
11 Jul 1927	14,304	266
17 Oct 1927	14,250	320
16 Jan 1928	14,207	723
16 Apr 1928	14,412	518
16 Jul 1928	14,480	450
15 Oct 1928	14,480	450
14 Jan 1929	14,597	773
15 Apr 1929	14,780	590
15 Jul 1929	14,878	492
14 Oct 1929	15,005	365
13 Jan 1930	15,145	725
14 Apr 1930	14,884	986
14 Jul 1930	15,275	595
13 Oct 1930	15,130	740
12 Jan 1931	13,776	2,464
13 Apr 1931	13,717	2,523
13 Jul 1931	14,400	1,840
12 Oct 1931	14,014	2,226
25 Jan 1932	13,160	3,580
25 Apr 1932	13,145	3,595
25 Jul 1932	13,986	2,754
24 Oct 1932	14,445	2,295
23 Jan 1933	12,972	3,548
24 Apr 1933	13,757	2,763
24 Jul 1933	14,754	1,766
23 Oct 1933	15,327	1,193
22 Jan 1934	14,890	1,800
23 Apr 1934	154,182	15,508
23 Jul 1934	15,790	900
22 Oct 1934	15,882	808
28 Jan 1935	16,246	1,264
15 Apr 1935	16,134	1,376
22 Jul 1935	16,758	752
21 Oct 1935	16,838	672
20 Jan 1936	16,124	1,676
27 Apr 1936	16,775	1,025
20 Jul 1936	17,247	553
26 Oct 1936	17,328	472
25 Jan 1937	17,231	1,159
19 Apr 1937	17,507	883
26 Jul 1937	18,004	386
18 Oct 1937	17,930	460
17 Jan 1938	18,636	1,274
04 Apr 1938	18,934	976
18 Jul 1938	19,313	597
17 Oct 1938	19,054	856
16 Jan 1939	19,129	1,961
17 Apr 1939	19,867	1,223
10 Jul 1939	20,373	717
15 Jul 1946		73
14 Oct 1946		66
13 Jan 1947		636
14 Apr 1947		596
14 Jul 1947		89
13 Oct 1947		92
12 Jan 1948		597
12 Apr 1948		215
12 Jul 1948		106
11 Oct 1948		135
10 Jan 1949		610
11 Apr 1949		233
11 Jul 1949		95
10 Oct 1949		150
16 Jan 1950		697
17 Apr 1950		145
10 Jul 1950		69
16 Oct 1950		66
15 Jan 1951		375
16 Apr 1951		252
16 Jul 1951		77
15 Oct 1951		115
14 Jan 1952		223
21 Apr 1952		186
14 Jul 1952		241
13 Oct 1952		195
12 Jan 1953		342
13 Apr 1953		246
13 Jul 1953		229
12 Oct 1953		150
11 Jan 1954		270
12 Apr 1954		233
12 Jul 1954		171
11 Oct 1954		173
10 Jan 1955		226
18 Apr 1955		214
11 Jul 1955		127
10 Oct 1955		199
16 Jan 1956		274
16 Apr 1956		228
16 Jul 1956		189
15 Oct 1956		213
14 Jan 1957		498
15 Apr 1957		425
15 Jul 1957		240
14 Oct 1957		307
13 Jan 1958		595
14 Apr 1958		626
14 Jul 1958		452
13 Oct 1958		579
12 Jan 1959		858
13 Apr 1959		606
13 Jul 1959		364
12 Oct 1959		431
11 Jan 1960		452
11 Apr 1960		432
11 Jul 1960		211
10 Oct 1960		279
16 Jan 1961		429
10 Apr 1961		470
10 Jul 1961		318
16 Oct 1961		575
15 Jan 1962		969
09 Apr 1962		709
09 Jul 1962		501
15 Oct 1962		528
14 Jan 1963		976
08 Apr 1963		816
15 Jul 1963		454
14 Oct 1963		597
13 Jan 1964		650
13 Apr 1964		588
13 Jul 1964		342
12 Oct 1964		378
11 Jan 1965		550
12 Apr 1965		3,769
12 Jul 1965		329
11 Oct 1965		387
10 Jan 1966		516
10 Apr 1966		517
11 Jul 1966		365
10 Oct 1966		581
09 Jan 1967		1,077
10 Apr 1967		1,292
10 Jul 1967		1,008
09 Oct 1967		859
08 Jan 1968		913
08 Apr 1968		908
08 Jul 1968		826
14 Oct 1968		767
13 Jan 1969		839
14 Apr 1969		672
14 Jul 1969		507
13 Oct 1969		579
12 Jan 1970		721
13 Apr 1970		798
13 Jul 1970		750
12 Oct 1970		816
11 Jan 1971		1,141
05 Apr 1971		1,453
12 Jul 1971		2,247
11 Oct 1971		2,597
10 Jan 1972		2,304
10 Apr 1972		1,920
10 Jul 1972		1,539
09 Oct 1972		1,271
08 Jan 1973		1,317
09 Apr 1973		1,135
09 Jul 1973		1,011
08 Oct 1973		850
14 Jan 1974		1,029
08 Apr 1974		1,225
08 Jul 1974		954
14 Oct 1974		1,018

Date:	Source:
1927 - 1939	Ministry of Labour, Local Unemployment Index (Ministry of Labour) ,
1946 - 1974	Ministry of Labour, Labour Gazette (H.M.S.O.) ,

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