Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	19,663	817
11 Apr 1927	17,016	3,464
11 Jul 1927	18,884	1,596
17 Oct 1927	19,740	740
16 Jan 1928	23,898	1,142
16 Apr 1928	21,875	3,165
16 Jul 1928	19,472	5,568
15 Oct 1928	20,900	4,140
14 Jan 1929	22,158	2,692
15 Apr 1929	22,961	1,889
15 Jul 1929	22,182	2,668
14 Oct 1929	22,370	2,480
13 Jan 1930	20,635	3,245
14 Apr 1930	19,818	4,062
14 Jul 1930	20,544	3,336
13 Oct 1930	21,293	2,587
12 Jan 1931	20,337	4,423
13 Apr 1931	19,301	5,459
13 Jul 1931	20,548	4,212
12 Oct 1931	20,666	4,094
25 Jan 1932	16,164	5,496
25 Apr 1932	12,109	9,551
25 Jul 1932	16,041	5,619
24 Oct 1932	16,164	5,496
23 Jan 1933	22,293	5,007
24 Apr 1933	19,725	7,575
24 Jul 1933	20,736	6,564
23 Oct 1933	21,567	5,733
22 Jan 1934	21,912	4,828
23 Apr 1934	22,522	4,218
23 Jul 1934	22,979	3,761
22 Oct 1934	22,878	3,862
28 Jan 1935	23,353	4,187
15 Apr 1935	23,876	3,664
22 Jul 1935	24,295	3,245
21 Oct 1935	24,164	3,376
20 Jan 1936	27,322	4,158
27 Apr 1936	27,860	3,620
20 Jul 1936	28,399	3,081
26 Oct 1936	28,548	2,932
25 Jan 1937	28,682	3,258
19 Apr 1937	29,193	2,747
26 Jul 1937	29,513	2,427
18 Oct 1937	28,810	3,130
17 Jan 1938	29,329	3,441
04 Apr 1938	27,789	4,981
18 Jul 1938	25,266	7,504
17 Oct 1938	27,297	5,473
16 Jan 1939	28,499	4,071
17 Apr 1939	28,857	3,713
10 Jul 1939	25,405	7,165
15 Jul 1946		547
14 Oct 1946		554
13 Jan 1947		653
14 Apr 1947		579
14 Jul 1947		330
13 Oct 1947		317
12 Jan 1948		354
12 Apr 1948		316
12 Jul 1948		234
11 Oct 1948		272
10 Jan 1949		291
11 Apr 1949		234
11 Jul 1949		189
10 Oct 1949		215
16 Jan 1950		251
17 Apr 1950		222
10 Jul 1950		206
16 Oct 1950		240
15 Jan 1951		264
16 Apr 1951		177
16 Jul 1951		146
15 Oct 1951		215
14 Jan 1952		470
21 Apr 1952		755
14 Jul 1952		608
13 Oct 1952		369
12 Jan 1953		259
13 Apr 1953		202
13 Jul 1953		147
12 Oct 1953		207
11 Jan 1954		219
12 Apr 1954		221
12 Jul 1954		162
11 Oct 1954		299
10 Jan 1955		280
18 Apr 1955		228
11 Jul 1955		155
10 Oct 1955		233
16 Jan 1956		283
16 Apr 1956		306
16 Jul 1956		275
15 Oct 1956		232
14 Jan 1957		286
15 Apr 1957		276
15 Jul 1957		296
14 Oct 1957		372
13 Jan 1958		413
14 Apr 1958		523
14 Jul 1958		447
13 Oct 1958		575
12 Jan 1959		744
13 Apr 1959		629
13 Jul 1959		483
12 Oct 1959		551
11 Jan 1960		660
11 Apr 1960		565
11 Jul 1960		449
10 Oct 1960		441
16 Jan 1961		526
10 Apr 1961		464
10 Jul 1961		369
16 Oct 1961		523
15 Jan 1962		692
09 Apr 1962		512
09 Jul 1962		466
15 Oct 1962		734
14 Jan 1963		1,507
08 Apr 1963		963
15 Jul 1963		771
14 Oct 1963		752
13 Jan 1964		751
13 Apr 1964		644
13 Jul 1964		548
12 Oct 1964		598
11 Jan 1965		653
12 Apr 1965		500
12 Jul 1965		578
11 Oct 1965		694
10 Jan 1966		769
10 Apr 1966		662
11 Jul 1966		583
10 Oct 1966		781
09 Jan 1967		976
10 Apr 1967		923
10 Jul 1967		914
09 Oct 1967		1,065
08 Jan 1968		1,323
08 Apr 1968		1,263
08 Jul 1968		1,507
14 Oct 1968		1,326
13 Jan 1969		1,553
14 Apr 1969		1,463
14 Jul 1969		1,182
13 Oct 1969		1,452
12 Jan 1970		1,617
13 Apr 1970		1,677
13 Jul 1970		1,540
12 Oct 1970		1,606
11 Jan 1971		1,701
05 Apr 1971		1,852
12 Jul 1971		1,856
11 Oct 1971		1,949
10 Jan 1972		2,332
10 Apr 1972		2,040
10 Jul 1972		1,737
09 Oct 1972		1,968
08 Jan 1973		1,677
09 Apr 1973		1,425
09 Jul 1973		1,099
08 Oct 1973		1,221
14 Jan 1974		1,455
08 Apr 1974		1,500
08 Jul 1974		1,160
14 Oct 1974		1,254

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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