Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	22,844	9,616
11 Apr 1927	25,461	6,999
11 Jul 1927	25,248	7,212
17 Oct 1927	25,370	7,090
16 Jan 1928	23,803	7,867
16 Apr 1928	25,128	7,772
16 Jul 1928	25,005	7,895
15 Oct 1928	24,203	8,697
14 Jan 1929	23,486	8,894
15 Apr 1929	25,034	7,346
15 Jul 1929	25,581	6,799
14 Oct 1929	25,034	7,346
13 Jan 1930	24,105	7,455
14 Apr 1930	22,744	8,816
14 Jul 1930	21,531	10,029
13 Oct 1930	20,466	11,094
12 Jan 1931	17,409	14,791
13 Apr 1931	19,251	12,949
13 Jul 1931	19,220	12,980
12 Oct 1931	17,802	14,398
25 Jan 1932	20,219	14,031
25 Apr 1932	20,316	13,934
25 Jul 1932	19,288	14,962
24 Oct 1932	19,256	14,994
23 Jan 1933	19,966	14,964
24 Apr 1933	20,686	14,244
24 Jul 1933	20,850	14,080
23 Oct 1933	20,293	14,637
22 Jan 1934	18,778	13,132
23 Apr 1934	19,047	12,863
23 Jul 1934	20,304	11,606
22 Oct 1934	19,436	12,474
28 Jan 1935	17,090	13,980
15 Apr 1935	18,022	13,048
22 Jul 1935	18,750	12,320
21 Oct 1935	18,313	12,757
20 Jan 1936	18,428	12,542
27 Apr 1936	18,777	12,193
20 Jul 1936	20,460	10,510
26 Oct 1936	20,606	10,364
25 Jan 1937	20,662	9,948
19 Apr 1937	21,641	8,969
26 Jul 1937	23,141	7,469
18 Oct 1937	22,131	8,479
17 Jan 1938	20,402	9,868
04 Apr 1938	21,522	8,748
18 Jul 1938	20,886	9,384
17 Oct 1938	20,826	9,444
16 Jan 1939	20,752	10,038
17 Apr 1939	21,307	9,483
10 Jul 1939	22,877	7,913
16 Apr 1945		938
16 Jul 1945		742
15 Oct 1945		1,392
14 Jan 1946		1,665
08 Apr 1946		2,342
15 Jul 1946		2,429
14 Oct 1946		2,621
13 Jan 1947		2,522
14 Apr 1947		2,306
14 Jul 1947		1,731
13 Oct 1947		1,934
12 Jan 1948		2,078
12 Apr 1948		1,985
12 Jul 1948		1,850
11 Oct 1948		1,880
10 Jan 1949		2,295
11 Apr 1949		2,261
11 Jul 1949		1,831
10 Oct 1949		2,210
16 Jan 1950		2,727
17 Apr 1950		2,958
10 Jul 1950		2,378
16 Oct 1950		2,628
15 Jan 1951		3,088
16 Apr 1951		2,267
16 Jul 1951		1,396
15 Oct 1951		1,775
14 Jan 1952		1,993
21 Apr 1952		2,294
14 Jul 1952		1,947
13 Oct 1952		1,920
12 Jan 1953		2,183
13 Apr 1953		2,055
13 Jul 1953		1,700
12 Oct 1953		1,839
11 Jan 1954		2,489
12 Apr 1954		1,991
12 Jul 1954		1,332
11 Oct 1954		1,754
10 Jan 1955		2,453
18 Apr 1955		1,674
11 Jul 1955		1,324
10 Oct 1955		1,264
16 Jan 1956		1,592
16 Apr 1956		1,291
16 Jul 1956		876
15 Oct 1956		1,128
14 Jan 1957		1,549
15 Apr 1957		1,587
15 Jul 1957		1,003
14 Oct 1957		1,106
13 Jan 1958		1,527
14 Apr 1958		1,858
14 Jul 1958		1,783
13 Oct 1958		2,247
12 Jan 1959		2,827
13 Apr 1959		2,461
13 Jul 1959		2,508
12 Oct 1959		2,749
11 Jan 1960		3,377

Date:	Source:
1927 - 1939	Ministry of Labour, Local Unemployment Index (Ministry of Labour) ,
1945 - 1960	Ministry of Labour, Labour Gazette (H.M.S.O.) ,

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