Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	7,219	2,131
11 Apr 1927	8,608	742
11 Jul 1927	8,358	992
17 Oct 1927	7,728	1,622
16 Jan 1928	8,227	873
16 Apr 1928	7,303	1,797
16 Jul 1928	7,555	1,545
15 Oct 1928	7,320	1,780
14 Jan 1929	7,119	1,681
15 Apr 1929	7,460	1,340
15 Jul 1929	7,420	1,380
14 Oct 1929	6,957	1,843
13 Jan 1930	7,209	1,651
14 Apr 1930	7,233	1,627
14 Jul 1930	7,250	1,610
13 Oct 1930	6,015	2,845
12 Jan 1931	6,347	2,803
13 Apr 1931	7,149	2,001
13 Jul 1931	6,356	2,794
12 Oct 1931	5,959	3,191
25 Jan 1932	4,937	3,413
25 Apr 1932	5,646	2,704
25 Jul 1932	5,053	3,297
24 Oct 1932	5,091	3,259
23 Jan 1933	5,469	3,381
24 Apr 1933	5,796	3,054
24 Jul 1933	5,886	2,964
23 Oct 1933	5,592	3,258
22 Jan 1934	6,094	2,846
23 Apr 1934	6,267	2,673
23 Jul 1934	6,350	2,590
22 Oct 1934	6,135	2,805
28 Jan 1935	5,931	2,829
15 Apr 1935	6,432	2,328
22 Jul 1935	6,505	2,255
21 Oct 1935	6,424	2,336
20 Jan 1936	6,409	2,521
27 Apr 1936	6,804	2,126
20 Jul 1936	6,953	1,977
26 Oct 1936	6,549	2,381
25 Jan 1937	6,937	2,313
19 Apr 1937	6,854	2,396
26 Jul 1937	7,548	1,702
18 Oct 1937	7,428	1,822
17 Jan 1938	7,435	1,905
04 Apr 1938	7,295	2,045
18 Jul 1938	7,491	1,849
17 Oct 1938	7,070	2,270
16 Jan 1939	6,702	2,658
17 Apr 1939	7,731	1,629
10 Jul 1939	7,872	1,488
10 Jul 1961		556
16 Oct 1961		708
15 Jan 1962		1,371
09 Apr 1962		1,281
16 Jul 1962		1,229
15 Oct 1962		2,287
14 Jan 1963		2,395
08 Apr 1963		1,844
15 Jul 1963		1,269
14 Oct 1963		1,393
13 Jan 1964		1,303
13 Apr 1964		1,193
13 Jul 1964		1,139
12 Oct 1964		1,176
11 Jan 1965		1,145
12 Apr 1965		979
12 Jul 1965		820
11 Oct 1965		995
10 Jan 1966		1,496
10 Apr 1966		1,167
11 Jul 1966		1,103
10 Oct 1966		1,368
09 Jan 1967		2,017
10 Apr 1967		1,565
10 Jul 1967		2,127
09 Oct 1967		1,555
08 Jan 1968		1,648
08 Apr 1968		1,433
08 Jul 1968		1,411
14 Oct 1968		1,794
13 Jan 1969		1,708
14 Apr 1969		1,494
14 Jul 1969		1,422
13 Oct 1969		1,582
12 Jan 1970		1,542
13 Apr 1970		1,442
13 Jul 1970		1,394
12 Oct 1970		1,369
11 Jan 1971		1,469
05 Apr 1971		1,462
12 Jul 1971		1,516
11 Oct 1971		1,813
10 Jan 1972		1,945
10 Apr 1972		1,893
10 Jul 1972		1,708
09 Oct 1972		1,622
08 Jan 1973		1,646
09 Apr 1973		1,554
09 Jul 1973		1,473
08 Oct 1973		1,334
14 Jan 1974		1,511
08 Apr 1974		1,495
08 Jul 1974		1,370
14 Oct 1974		1,516

Date:	Source:
1927 - 1939	Ministry of Labour, Local Unemployment Index (Ministry of Labour) ,
1961 - 1974	Ministry of Labour, Labour Gazette (H.M.S.O.) ,

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