Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	28,614	5,486
11 Apr 1927	31,028	3,072
11 Jul 1927	28,771	5,329
17 Oct 1927	29,586	4,514
16 Jan 1928	29,974	3,406
16 Apr 1928	29,176	4,204
16 Jul 1928	28,225	5,155
15 Oct 1928	27,059	6,321
14 Jan 1929	29,022	4,678
15 Apr 1929	29,580	4,120
15 Jul 1929	28,743	4,957
14 Oct 1929	29,270	4,430
13 Jan 1930	28,535	4,635
14 Apr 1930	27,742	5,428
14 Jul 1930	26,004	7,166
13 Oct 1930	25,913	7,257
12 Jan 1931	26,413	7,437
13 Apr 1931	26,755	7,095
13 Jul 1931	24,421	9,429
12 Oct 1931	23,955	9,895
25 Jan 1932	24,367	10,473
25 Apr 1932	25,968	8,872
25 Jul 1932	26,000	8,840
24 Oct 1932	24,847	9,993
23 Jan 1933	25,283	8,637
24 Apr 1933	24,971	8,949
24 Jul 1933	23,349	10,571
23 Oct 1933	25,782	8,138
22 Jan 1934	26,350	7,700
23 Apr 1934	25,254	8,796
23 Jul 1934	24,973	9,077
22 Oct 1934	26,444	7,606
28 Jan 1935	26,248	7,832
15 Apr 1935	26,937	7,143
22 Jul 1935	24,838	9,242
21 Oct 1935	26,843	7,237
20 Jan 1936	26,929	7,421
27 Apr 1936	27,245	7,105
20 Jul 1936	26,424	7,926
26 Oct 1936	27,782	6,568
25 Jan 1937	28,908	6,432
19 Apr 1937	29,509	5,831
26 Jul 1937	29,474	5,866
18 Oct 1937	29,686	5,654
17 Jan 1938	29,790	5,930
04 Apr 1938	29,005	6,715
18 Jul 1938	29,540	6,180
17 Oct 1938	29,076	6,644
16 Jan 1939	28,865	7,535
17 Apr 1939	29,884	6,516
10 Jul 1939	30,758	5,642
16 Apr 1945		137
16 Jul 1945		234
15 Oct 1945		1,000
14 Jan 1946		1,149
08 Apr 1946		1,163
15 Jul 1946		1,103
14 Oct 1946		1,265
13 Jan 1947		1,387
14 Apr 1947		2,150
14 Jul 1947		1,345
13 Oct 1947		1,335
12 Jan 1948		1,578
12 Apr 1948		1,410
12 Jul 1948		1,300
11 Oct 1948		1,333
10 Jan 1949		1,498
11 Apr 1949		1,139
11 Jul 1949		983
10 Oct 1949		1,244
16 Jan 1950		1,400
17 Apr 1950		1,247
10 Jul 1950		1,266
16 Oct 1950		1,187
15 Jan 1951		1,148
16 Apr 1951		956
16 Jul 1951		794
15 Oct 1951		871
14 Jan 1952		1,261
21 Apr 1952		1,461
14 Jul 1952		1,895
13 Oct 1952		2,141
12 Jan 1953		1,904
13 Apr 1953		1,691
13 Jul 1953		1,356
12 Oct 1953		1,482
11 Jan 1954		1,472
12 Apr 1954		1,250
12 Jul 1954		1,099
11 Oct 1954		1,067
10 Jan 1955		1,086
18 Apr 1955		929
11 Jul 1955		869
10 Oct 1955		894
16 Jan 1956		1,007
16 Apr 1956		973
16 Jul 1956		953
15 Oct 1956		971
14 Jan 1957		1,033
15 Apr 1957		1,089
15 Jul 1957		1,016
14 Oct 1957		891
13 Jan 1958		1,323
14 Apr 1958		1,618
14 Jul 1958		1,766
13 Oct 1958		1,975
12 Jan 1959		2,289
13 Apr 1959		2,245
13 Jul 1959		1,971
12 Oct 1959		2,021
11 Jan 1960		2,301
11 Apr 1960		2,103
11 Jul 1960		1,724
10 Oct 1960		1,473
16 Jan 1961		1,770
10 Apr 1961		1,795
10 Jul 1961		1,494
16 Oct 1961		1,728
15 Jan 1962		1,938
09 Apr 1962		1,956
09 Jul 1962		2,053
15 Oct 1962		2,337
14 Jan 1963		2,983
08 Apr 1963		2,524
15 Jul 1963		2,173
14 Oct 1963		1,966
13 Jan 1964		1,822
13 Apr 1964		1,540
13 Jul 1964		1,447
12 Oct 1964		1,614
11 Jan 1965		1,562
12 Apr 1965		1,578
12 Jul 1965		1,346
11 Oct 1965		1,513
10 Jan 1966		1,361
10 Apr 1966		1,217
11 Jul 1966		940
10 Oct 1966		1,242
09 Jan 1967		1,459
10 Apr 1967		1,599
10 Jul 1967		1,435
09 Oct 1967		1,563
08 Jan 1968		1,451
08 Apr 1968		1,502
08 Jul 1968		1,238
14 Oct 1968		1,105
13 Jan 1969		1,116
14 Apr 1969		1,228
14 Jul 1969		1,190
13 Oct 1969		1,202
12 Jan 1970		1,163
13 Apr 1970		1,442
13 Jul 1970		1,772
12 Oct 1970		1,717
11 Jan 1971		1,904
05 Apr 1971		2,084
12 Jul 1971		2,558
11 Oct 1971		2,612
10 Jan 1972		1,708
10 Apr 1972		1,798
10 Jul 1972		1,483
09 Oct 1972		1,612
08 Jan 1973		1,777
09 Apr 1973		1,627
09 Jul 1973		1,253
08 Oct 1973		1,240
14 Jan 1974		1,499
08 Apr 1974		1,504
08 Jul 1974		1,277
14 Oct 1974		1,594

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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