Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	25,608	3,192
11 Apr 1927	26,035	2,765
11 Jul 1927	27,118	1,682
17 Oct 1927	27,261	1,539
16 Jan 1928	25,082	2,878
16 Apr 1928	25,497	2,463
16 Jul 1928	25,691	2,269
15 Oct 1928	25,636	2,324
14 Jan 1929	24,742	3,718
15 Apr 1929	25,165	3,295
15 Jul 1929	26,488	1,972
14 Oct 1929	26,348	2,112
13 Jan 1930	24,695	4,005
14 Apr 1930	24,638	4,062
14 Jul 1930	25,661	3,039
13 Oct 1930	24,553	4,147
12 Jan 1931	23,412	5,598
13 Apr 1931	23,957	5,053
13 Jul 1931	24,445	4,565
12 Oct 1931	24,302	4,708
25 Jan 1932	24,597	5,403
25 Apr 1932	24,656	5,344
25 Jul 1932	25,161	4,839
24 Oct 1932	24,686	5,314
23 Jan 1933	23,777	6,163
24 Apr 1933	24,518	5,422
24 Jul 1933	25,584	4,356
23 Oct 1933	25,940	4,000
22 Jan 1934	25,271	5,589
23 Apr 1934	26,310	4,550
23 Jul 1934	26,859	4,001
22 Oct 1934	27,317	3,543
28 Jan 1935	25,702	5,458
15 Apr 1935	27,120	4,040
22 Jul 1935	27,552	3,608
21 Oct 1935	28,107	3,053
20 Jan 1936	27,301	4,759
27 Apr 1936	28,824	3,236
20 Jul 1936	29,268	2,792
26 Oct 1936	29,998	2,062
25 Jan 1937	29,820	3,610
19 Apr 1937	30,588	2,842
26 Jul 1937	30,722	2,708
18 Oct 1937	31,224	2,206
17 Jan 1938	32,829	3,851
04 Apr 1938	33,526	3,154
18 Jul 1938	34,076	2,604
17 Oct 1938	34,002	2,678
16 Jan 1939	33,645	4,895
17 Apr 1939	34,647	3,893
10 Jul 1939	35,804	2,736
16 Apr 1945		145
16 Jul 1945		140
15 Oct 1945		190
14 Jan 1946		427
08 Apr 1946		626
15 Jul 1946		621
14 Oct 1946		663
13 Jan 1947		836
14 Apr 1947		837
14 Jul 1947		322
13 Oct 1947		371
12 Jan 1948		726
12 Apr 1948		564
12 Jul 1948		483
11 Oct 1948		603
10 Jan 1949		1,207
11 Apr 1949		1,040
11 Jul 1949		596
10 Oct 1949		929
16 Jan 1950		843
17 Apr 1950		592
10 Jul 1950		359
16 Oct 1950		358
15 Jan 1951		590
16 Apr 1951		324
16 Jul 1951		272
15 Oct 1951		364
14 Jan 1952		643
21 Apr 1952		631
14 Jul 1952		421
13 Oct 1952		557
12 Jan 1953		786
13 Apr 1953		663
13 Jul 1953		365
12 Oct 1953		389
11 Jan 1954		535
12 Apr 1954		443
12 Jul 1954		329
11 Oct 1954		356
10 Jan 1955		482
18 Apr 1955		403
11 Jul 1955		266
10 Oct 1955		334
16 Jan 1956		427
16 Apr 1956		378
16 Jul 1956		364
15 Oct 1956		377
14 Jan 1957		707
15 Apr 1957		793
15 Jul 1957		536
14 Oct 1957		521
13 Jan 1958		774
14 Apr 1958		831
14 Jul 1958		756
13 Oct 1958		682
12 Jan 1959		1,246
13 Apr 1959		1,072
13 Jul 1959		791
12 Oct 1959		841
11 Jan 1960		983
11 Apr 1960		920
11 Jul 1960		705
10 Oct 1960		742
16 Jan 1961		881
10 Apr 1961		827
10 Jul 1961		607
16 Oct 1961		750
15 Jan 1962		1,055
09 Apr 1962		885
09 Jul 1962		952
15 Oct 1962		887
14 Jan 1963		1,712
08 Apr 1963		1,312
15 Jul 1963		867
14 Oct 1963		955
13 Jan 1964		1,168
13 Apr 1964		956
13 Jul 1964		692
12 Oct 1964		848
11 Jan 1965		979
12 Apr 1965		1,014
12 Jul 1965		751
11 Oct 1965		794
10 Jan 1966		887
10 Apr 1966		799
11 Jul 1966		625
10 Oct 1966		869
09 Jan 1967		1,197
10 Apr 1967		1,184
10 Jul 1967		1,148
09 Oct 1967		1,141
08 Jan 1968		1,361
08 Apr 1968		1,321
08 Jul 1968		1,188
14 Oct 1968		1,131
13 Jan 1969		1,442
14 Apr 1969		1,594
14 Jul 1969		1,682
13 Oct 1969		1,505
12 Jan 1970		1,962
13 Apr 1970		1,879
13 Jul 1970		1,790
12 Oct 1970		1,712
11 Jan 1971		2,030
05 Apr 1971		2,296
12 Jul 1971		2,330
11 Oct 1971		2,123
10 Jan 1972		2,311
10 Apr 1972		2,440
10 Jul 1972		2,219
09 Oct 1972		1,791
08 Jan 1973		2,011
09 Apr 1973		1,918
09 Jul 1973		1,730
08 Oct 1973		1,424
14 Jan 1974		1,619
08 Apr 1974		2,101
08 Jul 1974		1,704
14 Oct 1974		1,806

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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