Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	75,863	12,627
11 Apr 1927	77,679	10,811
11 Jul 1927	77,679	10,811
17 Oct 1927	78,587	9,903
16 Jan 1928	73,703	12,267
16 Apr 1928	75,948	10,022
16 Jul 1928	73,863	12,107
15 Oct 1928	74,264	11,706
14 Jan 1929	73,028	13,092
15 Apr 1929	75,036	11,084
15 Jul 1929	75,438	10,682
14 Oct 1929	76,080	10,040
13 Jan 1930	73,351	14,209
14 Apr 1930	72,534	15,026
14 Jul 1930	73,024	14,536
13 Oct 1930	71,064	16,496
12 Jan 1931	71,692	17,358
13 Apr 1931	71,194	17,856
13 Jul 1931	72,024	17,026
12 Oct 1931	71,194	17,856
25 Jan 1932	75,310	17,910
25 Apr 1932	74,789	18,431
25 Jul 1932	76,006	17,214
24 Oct 1932	73,745	19,475
23 Jan 1933	73,373	20,707
24 Apr 1933	76,005	18,075
24 Jul 1933	77,848	16,232
23 Oct 1933	78,286	15,794
22 Jan 1934	75,727	17,793
23 Apr 1934	77,210	16,310
23 Jul 1934	78,169	15,351
22 Oct 1934	76,948	16,572
28 Jan 1935	75,583	17,867
15 Apr 1935	77,762	15,688
22 Jul 1935	79,157	14,293
21 Oct 1935	79,069	14,381
20 Jan 1936	76,718	16,102
27 Apr 1936	77,671	15,149
20 Jul 1936	79,835	12,985
26 Oct 1936	79,229	13,591
25 Jan 1937	81,595	14,625
19 Apr 1937	83,327	12,893
26 Jul 1937	83,711	12,509
18 Oct 1937	84,866	11,354
17 Jan 1938	83,720	14,890
04 Apr 1938	83,818	14,792
18 Jul 1938	85,100	13,510
17 Oct 1938	84,312	14,298
16 Jan 1939	83,616	16,884
17 Apr 1939	86,731	13,769
10 Jul 1939	88,942	11,558
16 Apr 1945		550
16 Jul 1945		499
15 Oct 1945		628
14 Jan 1946		1,303
08 Apr 1946		2,045
15 Jul 1946		2,977
14 Oct 1946		3,100
13 Jan 1947		3,611
14 Apr 1947		3,755
14 Jul 1947		2,640
13 Oct 1947		3,217
12 Jan 1948		4,024
12 Apr 1948		4,474
12 Jul 1948		3,834
11 Oct 1948		4,337
10 Jan 1949		4,966
11 Apr 1949		4,233
11 Jul 1949		3,473
10 Oct 1949		3,866
16 Jan 1950		4,628
17 Apr 1950		5,189
10 Jul 1950		4,606
16 Oct 1950		4,918
15 Jan 1951		4,663
16 Apr 1951		3,721
16 Jul 1951		2,491
15 Oct 1951		3,129
14 Jan 1952		3,915
21 Apr 1952		4,633
14 Jul 1952		4,221
13 Oct 1952		4,985
12 Jan 1953		5,745
13 Apr 1953		5,241
13 Jul 1953		3,808
12 Oct 1953		4,382
11 Jan 1954		4,994
12 Apr 1954		4,374
12 Jul 1954		3,479
11 Oct 1954		3,433
10 Jan 1955		3,216
18 Apr 1955		3,188
11 Jul 1955		2,357
10 Oct 1955		2,250
16 Jan 1956		2,586
16 Apr 1956		2,592
16 Jul 1956		2,130
15 Oct 1956		2,436
14 Jan 1957		3,203
15 Apr 1957		3,439
15 Jul 1957		2,874
14 Oct 1957		3,013
13 Jan 1958		4,161
14 Apr 1958		4,875
14 Jul 1958		4,264
13 Oct 1958		5,399
12 Jan 1959		6,250
13 Apr 1959		5,333
13 Jul 1959		4,002
12 Oct 1959		4,792
11 Jan 1960		4,871
11 Apr 1960		4,169
11 Jul 1960		2,862
10 Oct 1960		3,209
16 Jan 1961		3,018
10 Apr 1961		2,896
10 Jul 1961		1,991
16 Oct 1961		2,771
15 Jan 1962		3,204
09 Apr 1962		3,404
09 Jul 1962		2,749
15 Oct 1962		4,317
14 Jan 1963		5,791
08 Apr 1963		4,888
15 Jul 1963		3,460
14 Oct 1963		4,518
13 Jan 1964		4,319
13 Apr 1964		3,885
13 Jul 1964		2,747
12 Oct 1964		3,278
11 Jan 1965		3,336
12 Apr 1965		522
12 Jul 1965		2,623
11 Oct 1965		3,352
10 Jan 1966		3,292
10 Apr 1966		2,820
11 Jul 1966		2,527
10 Oct 1966		3,530
09 Jan 1967		4,623
10 Apr 1967		5,205
10 Jul 1967		4,542
09 Oct 1967		5,313
08 Jan 1968		6,135
08 Apr 1968		6,218
08 Jul 1968		5,839
14 Oct 1968		6,262
13 Jan 1969		6,430
14 Apr 1969		6,218
14 Jul 1969		5,551
13 Oct 1969		6,530
12 Jan 1970		7,230
13 Apr 1970		7,583
13 Jul 1970		7,485
12 Oct 1970		7,187
11 Jan 1971		8,252
05 Apr 1971		9,077
12 Jul 1971		8,655
11 Oct 1971		9,170
10 Jan 1972		10,227
10 Apr 1972		11,026
10 Jul 1972		9,946
09 Oct 1972		10,327
08 Jan 1973		10,377
09 Apr 1973		9,913
09 Jul 1973		7,495
08 Oct 1973		6,599
14 Jan 1974		7,785
08 Apr 1974		7,875
08 Jul 1974		6,619
14 Oct 1974		7,442

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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