Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	82,278	10,172
11 Apr 1927	65,326	27,124
11 Jul 1927	78,613	13,837
17 Oct 1927	74,862	16,588
16 Jan 1928	74,881	14,219
16 Apr 1928	76,294	12,806
16 Jul 1928	72,497	16,603
15 Oct 1928	72,055	17,045
14 Jan 1929	76,272	12,188
15 Apr 1929	77,500	10,960
15 Jul 1929	75,396	13,064
14 Oct 1929	77,237	11,223
13 Jan 1930	73,323	13,717
14 Apr 1930	63,919	23,121
14 Jul 1930	52,703	34,337
13 Oct 1930	49,856	37,184
12 Jan 1931	47,568	41,322
13 Apr 1931	54,176	34,714
13 Jul 1931	51,533	37,357
12 Oct 1931	58,846	30,044
25 Jan 1932	66,799	23,071
25 Apr 1932	671,127	218,743
25 Jul 1932	58,960	30,910
24 Oct 1932	63,681	26,189
23 Jan 1933	63,498	25,122
24 Apr 1933	62,093	26,527
24 Jul 1933	63,234	25,386
23 Oct 1933	66,660	21,960
22 Jan 1934	65,178	21,472
23 Apr 1934	66,467	20,183
23 Jul 1934	65,092	21,558
22 Oct 1934	66,295	20,355
28 Jan 1935	63,440	21,010
15 Apr 1935	62,938	21,512
22 Jul 1935	64,779	19,671
21 Oct 1935	66,872	17,578
20 Jan 1936	62,619	17,361
27 Apr 1936	63,649	16,331
20 Jul 1936	64,680	15,300
26 Oct 1936	67,058	12,922
25 Jan 1937	66,053	11,657
19 Apr 1937	67,919	9,791
26 Jul 1937	68,307	9,403
18 Oct 1937	67,841	9,869
17 Jan 1938	64,364	12,626
04 Apr 1938	60,437	16,553
18 Jul 1938	58,281	18,709
17 Oct 1938	60,052	16,938
16 Jan 1939	67,686	17,884
17 Apr 1939	71,280	14,290
10 Jul 1939	73,505	12,065
16 Apr 1945		395
16 Jul 1945		663
15 Oct 1945		1,353
14 Jan 1946		1,507
08 Apr 1946		1,774
15 Jul 1946		1,688
14 Oct 1946		1,718
13 Jan 1947		1,801
14 Apr 1947		1,503
14 Jul 1947		1,064
13 Oct 1947		936
12 Jan 1948		863
12 Apr 1948		990
12 Jul 1948		1,046
11 Oct 1948		894
10 Jan 1949		955
11 Apr 1949		781
11 Jul 1949		652
10 Oct 1949		674
16 Jan 1950		600
17 Apr 1950		525
10 Jul 1950		519
16 Oct 1950		441
15 Jan 1951		477
16 Apr 1951		324
16 Jul 1951		296
15 Oct 1951		305
14 Jan 1952		1,211
21 Apr 1952		11,571
14 Jul 1952		11,259
13 Oct 1952		7,346
12 Jan 1953		5,106
13 Apr 1953		2,139
13 Jul 1953		1,249
12 Oct 1953		959
11 Jan 1954		903
12 Apr 1954		603
12 Jul 1954		552
11 Oct 1954		587
10 Jan 1955		653
18 Apr 1955		1,128
11 Jul 1955		2,764
10 Oct 1955		1,974
16 Jan 1956		1,328
16 Apr 1956		1,602
16 Jul 1956		1,010
15 Oct 1956		912
14 Jan 1957		941
15 Apr 1957		979
15 Jul 1957		741
14 Oct 1957		747
13 Jan 1958		1,046
14 Apr 1958		2,319
14 Jul 1958		3,876
13 Oct 1958		5,101
12 Jan 1959		6,867
13 Apr 1959		4,670
13 Jul 1959		2,625
12 Oct 1959		1,769
11 Jan 1960		1,902
11 Apr 1960		1,854
11 Jul 1960		1,444
10 Oct 1960		1,224
16 Jan 1961		1,063
10 Apr 1961		877
10 Jul 1961		742
16 Oct 1961		1,254
15 Jan 1962		2,663
09 Apr 1962		2,537
09 Jul 1962		2,633
15 Oct 1962		1,972
14 Jan 1963		2,616
08 Apr 1963		2,111
15 Jul 1963		1,769
14 Oct 1963		1,588
13 Jan 1964		1,551
13 Apr 1964		1,237
13 Jul 1964		1,661
12 Oct 1964		896
11 Jan 1965		987
12 Apr 1965		784
12 Jul 1965		778
11 Oct 1965		724
10 Jan 1966		797
10 Apr 1966		596
11 Jul 1966		620
10 Oct 1966		972
09 Jan 1967		2,017
10 Apr 1967		2,432
10 Jul 1967		1,854
09 Oct 1967		1,715
08 Jan 1968		1,954
08 Apr 1968		1,618
08 Jul 1968		1,385
14 Oct 1968		1,254
13 Jan 1969		1,445
14 Apr 1969		1,430
14 Jul 1969		1,373
13 Oct 1969		1,325
12 Jan 1970		1,559
13 Apr 1970		1,530
13 Jul 1970		1,519
12 Oct 1970		1,540
11 Jan 1971		1,839
05 Apr 1971		2,374
12 Jul 1971		3,856
11 Oct 1971		2,882
10 Jan 1972		3,389
10 Apr 1972		3,346
10 Jul 1972		3,263
09 Oct 1972		2,898
08 Jan 1973		2,703
09 Apr 1973		2,238
09 Jul 1973		1,848
08 Oct 1973		1,450
14 Jan 1974		1,831
08 Apr 1974		1,992
08 Jul 1974		1,670
14 Oct 1974		1,867

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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