Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	15,254	636
11 Apr 1927	15,445	445
11 Jul 1927	15,572	318
17 Oct 1927	15,477	413
16 Jan 1928	16,066	704
16 Apr 1928	16,384	386
16 Jul 1928	16,468	302
15 Oct 1928	16,351	419
14 Jan 1929	16,792	828
15 Apr 1929	17,021	599
15 Jul 1929	17,285	335
14 Oct 1929	17,109	511
13 Jan 1930	17,428	1,132
14 Apr 1930	17,502	1,058
14 Jul 1930	17,446	1,114
13 Oct 1930	17,205	1,355
12 Jan 1931	17,631	2,069
13 Apr 1931	17,966	1,734
13 Jul 1931	18,222	1,478
12 Oct 1931	17,671	2,029
25 Jan 1932	18,580	2,630
25 Apr 1932	18,983	2,227
25 Jul 1932	19,153	2,057
24 Oct 1932	18,941	2,269
23 Jan 1933	20,216	2,524
24 Apr 1933	21,034	1,706
24 Jul 1933	21,285	1,455
23 Oct 1933	21,103	1,637
22 Jan 1934	20,584	1,986
23 Apr 1934	21,261	1,309
23 Jul 1934	21,306	1,264
22 Oct 1934	21,035	1,535
28 Jan 1935	20,976	1,924
15 Apr 1935	21,366	1,534
22 Jul 1935	21,595	1,305
21 Oct 1935	21,389	1,511
20 Jan 1936	21,341	2,059
27 Apr 1936	21,809	1,591
20 Jul 1936	21,926	1,474
26 Oct 1936	21,809	1,591
25 Jan 1937	23,188	1,772
19 Apr 1937	23,462	1,498
26 Jul 1937	23,587	1,373
18 Oct 1937	23,388	1,572
17 Jan 1938	24,681	2,059
04 Apr 1938	25,055	1,685
18 Jul 1938	25,162	1,578
17 Oct 1938	24,788	1,952
16 Jan 1939	26,297	2,443
17 Apr 1939	27,044	1,696
10 Jul 1939	27,389	1,351
15 Jul 1946		209
14 Oct 1946		182
13 Jan 1947		219
14 Apr 1947		292
14 Jul 1947		141
13 Oct 1947		169
12 Jan 1948		149
12 Apr 1948		165
12 Jul 1948		216
11 Oct 1948		295
10 Jan 1949		269
11 Apr 1949		236
11 Jul 1949		137
10 Oct 1949		191
16 Jan 1950		278
17 Apr 1950		264
10 Jul 1950		247
16 Oct 1950		341
15 Jan 1951		296
16 Apr 1951		243
16 Jul 1951		173
15 Oct 1951		317
14 Jan 1952		385
21 Apr 1952		524
14 Jul 1952		489
13 Oct 1952		549
12 Jan 1953		497
13 Apr 1953		404
13 Jul 1953		240
12 Oct 1953		308
11 Jan 1954		341
12 Apr 1954		285
12 Jul 1954		204
11 Oct 1954		242
10 Jan 1955		322
18 Apr 1955		302
11 Jul 1955		181
10 Oct 1955		222
16 Jan 1956		229
16 Apr 1956		217
16 Jul 1956		196
15 Oct 1956		241
14 Jan 1957		390
15 Apr 1957		295
15 Jul 1957		279
14 Oct 1957		234
13 Jan 1958		317
14 Apr 1958		404
14 Jul 1958		329
13 Oct 1958		473
12 Jan 1959		549
13 Apr 1959		389
13 Jul 1959		283
12 Oct 1959		360
11 Jan 1960		388
11 Apr 1960		303
11 Jul 1960		229
10 Oct 1960		304
16 Jan 1961		315
10 Apr 1961		369
10 Jul 1961		265
16 Oct 1961		338
15 Jan 1962		483
09 Apr 1962		453
09 Jul 1962		431
15 Oct 1962		513
14 Jan 1963		861
08 Apr 1963		568
15 Jul 1963		512
14 Oct 1963		508
13 Jan 1964		523
13 Apr 1964		406
13 Jul 1964		240
12 Oct 1964		323
11 Jan 1965		314
12 Apr 1965		1,221
12 Jul 1965		291
11 Oct 1965		315
10 Jan 1966		323
10 Apr 1966		256
11 Jul 1966		269
10 Oct 1966		396
09 Jan 1967		650
10 Apr 1967		666
10 Jul 1967		632
09 Oct 1967		903
08 Jan 1968		888
08 Apr 1968		888
08 Jul 1968		1,165
14 Oct 1968		1,207
13 Jan 1969		1,371
14 Apr 1969		1,338
14 Jul 1969		1,147
13 Oct 1969		1,366
12 Jan 1970		1,475
13 Apr 1970		1,369
13 Jul 1970		1,136
12 Oct 1970		1,404
11 Jan 1971		1,605
05 Apr 1971		1,620
12 Jul 1971		1,887
11 Oct 1971		1,916
10 Jan 1972		2,011
10 Apr 1972		1,931
10 Jul 1972		1,803
09 Oct 1972		1,579
08 Jan 1973		1,528
09 Apr 1973		1,245
09 Jul 1973		1,132
08 Oct 1973		1,137
14 Jan 1974		1,368
08 Apr 1974		1,296
08 Jul 1974		1,172
14 Oct 1974		1,241

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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