Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	333,430	65,830
11 Apr 1927	353,575	45,685
11 Jul 1927	360,410	38,850
17 Oct 1927	362,928	36,332
16 Jan 1928	333,522	43,478
16 Apr 1928	336,240	40,760
16 Jul 1928	334,541	42,459
15 Oct 1928	330,465	46,535
14 Jan 1929	322,122	54,258
15 Apr 1929	326,531	49,849
15 Jul 1929	331,278	45,102
14 Oct 1929	328,226	48,154
13 Jan 1930	324,039	57,391
14 Apr 1930	311,667	69,763
14 Jul 1930	310,292	71,138
13 Oct 1930	297,233	84,197
12 Jan 1931	294,968	102,392
13 Apr 1931	292,462	104,898
13 Jul 1931	290,314	107,046
12 Oct 1931	282,796	114,564
25 Jan 1932	296,145	113,235
25 Apr 1932	298,727	110,653
25 Jul 1932	298,358	111,022
24 Oct 1932	293,194	116,186
23 Jan 1933	285,327	122,823
24 Apr 1933	294,888	113,262
24 Jul 1933	302,610	105,540
23 Oct 1933	298,933	109,217
22 Jan 1934	294,959	114,311
23 Apr 1934	300,669	102,901
23 Jul 1934	310,486	93,084
22 Oct 1934	306,850	96,720
28 Jan 1935	302,714	105,576
15 Apr 1935	311,175	97,115
22 Jul 1935	316,693	91,597
21 Oct 1935	316,325	91,965
20 Jan 1936	310,856	96,054
27 Apr 1936	318,922	87,988
20 Jul 1936	326,254	80,656
26 Oct 1936	328,087	78,823
25 Jan 1937	334,788	80,582
19 Apr 1937	341,019	74,351
26 Jul 1937	344,342	71,028
18 Oct 1937	347,249	68,121
17 Jan 1938	347,426	76,264
04 Apr 1938	352,510	71,180
18 Jul 1938	353,781	69,909
17 Oct 1938	350,815	72,875
16 Jan 1939	358,622	82,488
17 Apr 1939	368,327	72,783
10 Jul 1939	381,119	59,991
16 Apr 1945		6,543
16 Jul 1945		6,606
15 Oct 1945		13,266
14 Jan 1946		18,985
08 Apr 1946		24,373
15 Jul 1946		25,898
14 Oct 1946		27,444
13 Jan 1947		27,286
14 Apr 1947		26,056
14 Jul 1947		20,970
13 Oct 1947		19,887
12 Jan 1948		20,319
12 Apr 1948		20,039
12 Jul 1948		20,992
11 Oct 1948		22,115
10 Jan 1949		23,688
11 Apr 1949		21,851
11 Jul 1949		19,999
10 Oct 1949		21,161
16 Jan 1950		23,554
17 Apr 1950		22,639
10 Jul 1950		20,189
16 Oct 1950		19,740
15 Jan 1951		19,731
16 Apr 1951		16,050
16 Jul 1951		14,228
15 Oct 1951		16,691
14 Jan 1952		20,881
21 Apr 1952		20,796
14 Jul 1952		20,057
13 Oct 1952		21,937
12 Jan 1953		23,517
13 Apr 1953		21,301
13 Jul 1953		17,308
12 Oct 1953		17,363
11 Jan 1954		19,658
12 Apr 1954		18,353
12 Jul 1954		15,355
11 Oct 1954		16,149
10 Jan 1955		18,104
18 Apr 1955		15,930
11 Jul 1955		13,086
10 Oct 1955		13,138
16 Jan 1956		15,360
16 Apr 1956		15,140
16 Jul 1956		11,600
15 Oct 1956		12,923
14 Jan 1957		15,909
15 Apr 1957		15,463
15 Jul 1957		11,949
14 Oct 1957		12,153
13 Jan 1958		17,375
14 Apr 1958		19,160
14 Jul 1958		19,423
13 Oct 1958		22,596
12 Jan 1959		28,580
13 Apr 1959		27,761
13 Jul 1959		25,150
12 Oct 1959		25,006
11 Jan 1960		26,645
11 Apr 1960		25,947
11 Jul 1960		22,060
10 Oct 1960		169
16 Jan 1961		22,743
10 Apr 1961		20,448
10 Jul 1961		17,570
16 Oct 1961		18,702
15 Jan 1962		23,011
09 Apr 1962		22,450
16 Jul 1962		22,839
15 Oct 1962		26,982
14 Jan 1963		36,359
08 Apr 1963		38,665
15 Jul 1963		32,083
14 Oct 1963		30,821
13 Jan 1964		32,631
13 Apr 1964		28,727
13 Jul 1964		24,603
12 Oct 1964		22,725
11 Jan 1965		22,997
12 Apr 1965		20,173
12 Jul 1965		17,710
11 Oct 1965		17,458
10 Jan 1966		19,125
10 Apr 1966		17,163
11 Jul 1966		16,300
10 Oct 1966		19,187
09 Jan 1967		25,702
10 Apr 1967		25,906
10 Jul 1967		25,294
09 Oct 1967		25,979
08 Jan 1968		28,799
08 Apr 1968		26,731
08 Jul 1968		25,168
14 Oct 1968		23,614
13 Jan 1969		25,719
14 Apr 1969		24,714
14 Jul 1969		24,750
13 Oct 1969		24,006
12 Jan 1970		27,224
13 Apr 1970		26,248
13 Jul 1970		28,009
12 Oct 1970		30,880
11 Jan 1971		34,868
05 Apr 1971		37,177
12 Jul 1971		40,287
11 Oct 1971		42,073
10 Jan 1972		46,495
10 Apr 1972		46,561
10 Jul 1972		45,166
09 Oct 1972		43,349
08 Jan 1973		42,122
09 Apr 1973		37,290
09 Jul 1973		30,978
08 Oct 1973		26,810
14 Jan 1974		29,674
08 Apr 1974		31,337
08 Jul 1974		29,290
14 Oct 1974		26,550

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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