Great Britain Dep through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty for the Country

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INSURED_UNEM:unem * 100.0 / INSURED_UNEM_TOT:total

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Claimant Count Unemployment

In 20th century Britain, unemployment was measured mainly through the National Insurance system which provided regular statistics on numbers claiming unemployment benefit. In the inter-war period, many workers were not covered by the system, so it mainly tells us about the male working class.

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