Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	20,986	2,134
11 Apr 1927	22,093	1,027
11 Jul 1927	22,375	745
17 Oct 1927	22,214	906
16 Jan 1928	20,746	1,204
16 Apr 1928	21,014	936
16 Jul 1928	21,243	707
15 Oct 1928	21,224	726
14 Jan 1929	20,822	968
15 Apr 1929	21,012	778
15 Jul 1929	21,183	607
14 Oct 1929	21,050	740
13 Jan 1930	21,166	984
14 Apr 1930	21,263	887
14 Jul 1930	21,359	791
13 Oct 1930	21,128	1,022
12 Jan 1931	21,556	1,484
13 Apr 1931	20,994	2,046
13 Jul 1931	21,014	2,026
12 Oct 1931	20,452	2,588
25 Jan 1932	20,620	2,700
25 Apr 1932	20,640	2,680
25 Jul 1932	20,538	2,782
24 Oct 1932	19,706	3,614
23 Jan 1933	19,186	3,924
24 Apr 1933	19,609	3,501
24 Jul 1933	20,072	3,038
23 Oct 1933	20,635	2,475
22 Jan 1934	20,492	2,458
23 Apr 1934	20,852	2,098
23 Jul 1934	20,992	1,958
22 Oct 1934	20,992	1,958
28 Jan 1935	20,479	2,191
15 Apr 1935	21,111	1,559
22 Jul 1935	21,308	1,362
21 Oct 1935	21,407	1,263
20 Jan 1936	20,283	1,787
27 Apr 1936	20,936	1,134
20 Jul 1936	21,186	884
26 Oct 1936	21,321	749
25 Jan 1937	21,614	1,186
19 Apr 1937	21,956	844
26 Jul 1937	22,162	638
18 Oct 1937	22,162	638
17 Jan 1938	22,929	931
04 Apr 1938	23,025	835
18 Jul 1938	22,595	1,265
17 Oct 1938	22,691	1,169
16 Jan 1939	23,037	1,393
17 Apr 1939	23,453	977
10 Jul 1939	23,844	586
16 Apr 1945		59
16 Jul 1945		130
15 Oct 1945		77
14 Jan 1946		105
08 Apr 1946		210
15 Jul 1946		165
14 Oct 1946		214
13 Jan 1947		238
14 Apr 1947		239
14 Jul 1947		176
13 Oct 1947		191
12 Jan 1948		212
12 Apr 1948		241
12 Jul 1948		241
11 Oct 1948		280
10 Jan 1949		282
11 Apr 1949		293
11 Jul 1949		242
10 Oct 1949		230
16 Jan 1950		310
17 Apr 1950		224
10 Jul 1950		310
16 Oct 1950		223
15 Jan 1951		235
16 Apr 1951		206
16 Jul 1951		137
15 Oct 1951		175
14 Jan 1952		198
21 Apr 1952		235
14 Jul 1952		231
13 Oct 1952		307
12 Jan 1953		333
13 Apr 1953		276
13 Jul 1953		223
12 Oct 1953		235
11 Jan 1954		220
12 Apr 1954		242
12 Jul 1954		171
11 Oct 1954		232
10 Jan 1955		219
18 Apr 1955		216
11 Jul 1955		180
10 Oct 1955		242
16 Jan 1956		301
16 Apr 1956		298
16 Jul 1956		317
15 Oct 1956		299
14 Jan 1957		407
15 Apr 1957		436
15 Jul 1957		345
14 Oct 1957		347
13 Jan 1958		466
14 Apr 1958		501
14 Jul 1958		472
13 Oct 1958		507
12 Jan 1959		577
13 Apr 1959		486
13 Jul 1959		516
12 Oct 1959		450
11 Jan 1960		524
11 Apr 1960		527
11 Jul 1960		380
10 Oct 1960		494
16 Jan 1961		689
10 Apr 1961		536
10 Jul 1961		802
16 Oct 1961		635
15 Jan 1962		702
09 Apr 1962		668
09 Jul 1962		621
15 Oct 1962		620
14 Jan 1963		1,829
08 Apr 1963		737
15 Jul 1963		607
14 Oct 1963		698
13 Jan 1964		727
13 Apr 1964		791
13 Jul 1964		745
12 Oct 1964		988
11 Jan 1965		1,086
12 Apr 1965		1,975
12 Jul 1965		908
11 Oct 1965		1,040
10 Jan 1966		1,022
10 Apr 1966		923
11 Jul 1966		798
10 Oct 1966		3,682
09 Jan 1967		3,616
10 Apr 1967		1,582
10 Jul 1967		1,389
09 Oct 1967		1,299
08 Jan 1968		2,272
08 Apr 1968		1,320
08 Jul 1968		1,258
14 Oct 1968		1,341
13 Jan 1969		1,334
14 Apr 1969		1,347
14 Jul 1969		1,210
13 Oct 1969		1,334
12 Jan 1970		1,381
13 Apr 1970		1,137
13 Jul 1970		1,657
12 Oct 1970		1,509
11 Jan 1971		1,495
05 Apr 1971		1,783
12 Jul 1971		2,120
11 Oct 1971		2,371
10 Jan 1972		2,583
10 Apr 1972		2,469
10 Jul 1972		2,069
09 Oct 1972		1,875
08 Jan 1973		2,065
09 Apr 1973		1,652
09 Jul 1973		1,334
08 Oct 1973		1,218
14 Jan 1974		1,435
08 Apr 1974		1,431
08 Jul 1974		1,254
14 Oct 1974		1,607

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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