Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	Unemployed
16 Apr 1945	4,054
16 Jul 1945	5,728
15 Oct 1945	7,395
14 Jan 1946	8,716
08 Apr 1946	13,366
15 Jul 1946	17,017
14 Oct 1946	17,598
13 Jan 1947	19,706
14 Apr 1947	21,663
14 Jul 1947	14,790
13 Oct 1947	15,842
12 Jan 1948	20,660
12 Apr 1948	20,682
12 Jul 1948	21,345
11 Oct 1948	23,637
10 Jan 1949	27,157
11 Apr 1949	24,835
11 Jul 1949	18,601
10 Oct 1949	23,062
16 Jan 1950	27,017
17 Apr 1950	24,030
10 Jul 1950	23,136
16 Oct 1950	23,546
15 Jan 1951	23,653
16 Apr 1951	18,091
16 Jul 1951	13,890
15 Oct 1951	25,386
14 Jan 1952	32,517
21 Apr 1952	28,796
14 Jul 1952	27,922
13 Oct 1952	30,602
12 Jan 1953	36,309
13 Apr 1953	28,569
13 Jul 1953	23,472
12 Oct 1953	25,904
11 Jan 1954	31,673
12 Apr 1954	23,859
12 Jul 1954	16,514
11 Oct 1954	18,396
10 Jan 1955	20,764
18 Apr 1955	21,836
11 Jul 1955	12,081
10 Oct 1955	14,479
16 Jan 1956	17,371
16 Apr 1956	17,254
16 Jul 1956	14,927
15 Oct 1956	18,883
14 Jan 1957	26,452
15 Apr 1957	24,605
15 Jul 1957	18,475
14 Oct 1957	22,596
13 Jan 1958	30,379
14 Apr 1958	33,474
14 Jul 1958	31,513
13 Oct 1958	35,401
12 Jan 1959	40,497
13 Apr 1959	35,748
13 Jul 1959	25,201
12 Oct 1959	27,564
11 Jan 1960	29,822
11 Apr 1960	39,833
11 Jul 1960	30,435
10 Oct 1960	36,339
16 Jan 1961	54,249
10 Apr 1961	40,499
10 Jul 1961	30,196
16 Oct 1961	42,024
15 Jan 1962	55,876
09 Apr 1962	54,499
09 Jul 1962	50,400
15 Oct 1962	58,796
14 Jan 1963	89,630
08 Apr 1963	71,275
15 Jul 1963	49,034
14 Oct 1963	52,582
13 Jan 1964	56,489
13 Apr 1964	47,246
13 Jul 1964	33,721
12 Oct 1964	37,380
11 Jan 1965	40,626
12 Apr 1965	36,771
12 Jul 1965	30,788
11 Oct 1965	35,686
10 Jan 1966	37,934
10 Apr 1966	34,420
11 Jul 1966	29,644
10 Oct 1966	45,426
09 Jan 1967	71,010
10 Apr 1967	73,296
10 Jul 1967	64,908
09 Oct 1967	70,573
08 Jan 1968	78,670
08 Apr 1968	74,971
08 Jul 1968	64,173
14 Oct 1968	64,652
13 Jan 1969	69,357
14 Apr 1969	65,307
14 Jul 1969	54,502
13 Oct 1969	59,410
12 Jan 1970	64,864
13 Apr 1970	64,726
13 Jul 1970	56,744
12 Oct 1970	59,084
11 Jan 1971	65,937
05 Jul 1971	72,265
12 Jul 1971	67,522
11 Oct 1971	77,057
10 Jan 1972	86,898
10 Apr 1972	87,587
10 Jul 1972	74,694
09 Oct 1972	76,647
08 Jan 1973	75,037
09 Apr 1973	65,081
09 Jul 1973	51,566
08 Oct 1973	49,159
14 Jan 1974	58,716
08 Apr 1974	60,084
08 Jul 1974	53,240
14 Oct 1974	59,996

Date:	Source:
1945 - 1974	Ministry of Labour, Labour Gazette (H.M.S.O.) ,

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