Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	37,873	2,417
11 Apr 1927	38,598	1,692
11 Jul 1927	38,960	1,330
17 Oct 1927	38,558	1,732
16 Jan 1928	37,701	2,279
16 Apr 1928	38,461	1,519
16 Jul 1928	38,621	1,359
15 Oct 1928	37,501	2,479
14 Jan 1929	38,729	2,341
15 Apr 1929	39,550	1,520
15 Jul 1929	39,838	1,232
14 Oct 1929	39,263	1,807
13 Jan 1930	39,579	2,571
14 Apr 1930	39,790	2,360
14 Jul 1930	39,579	2,571
13 Oct 1930	38,609	3,541
12 Jan 1931	37,589	5,321
13 Apr 1931	38,104	4,806
13 Jul 1931	38,018	4,892
12 Oct 1931	36,559	6,351
25 Jan 1932	36,706	7,894
25 Apr 1932	37,910	6,690
25 Jul 1932	37,955	6,645
24 Oct 1932	37,732	6,868
23 Jan 1933	15,840	2,950
24 Apr 1933	16,704	2,086
24 Jul 1933	16,967	1,823
23 Oct 1933	17,212	1,578
22 Jan 1934	21,302	1,878
23 Apr 1934	21,905	1,275
23 Jul 1934	21,951	1,229
22 Oct 1934	21,696	1,484
28 Jan 1935	21,478	1,792
15 Apr 1935	21,781	1,489
22 Jul 1935	22,083	1,187
21 Oct 1935	21,897	1,373
20 Jan 1936	22,015	1,505
27 Apr 1936	22,344	1,176
20 Jul 1936	22,626	894
26 Oct 1936	22,368	1,152
25 Jan 1937	23,094	1,216
19 Apr 1937	23,386	924
26 Jul 1937	23,459	851
18 Oct 1937	23,143	1,167
17 Jan 1938	23,522	1,608
04 Apr 1938	23,798	1,332
18 Jul 1938	23,572	1,558
17 Oct 1938	23,647	1,483
16 Jan 1939	24,181	1,709
17 Apr 1939	24,570	1,320
10 Jul 1939	24,906	984
15 Jul 1946		99
14 Oct 1946		169
13 Jan 1947		180
14 Apr 1947		188
14 Jul 1947		103
13 Oct 1947		126
12 Jan 1948		201
12 Apr 1948		240
12 Jul 1948		226
11 Oct 1948		255
10 Jan 1949		297
11 Apr 1949		235
11 Jul 1949		194
10 Oct 1949		269
16 Jan 1950		287
17 Apr 1950		246
10 Jul 1950		238
16 Oct 1950		294
15 Jan 1951		215
16 Apr 1951		152
16 Jul 1951		112
15 Oct 1951		205
14 Jan 1952		279
21 Apr 1952		238
14 Jul 1952		187
13 Oct 1952		246
12 Jan 1953		322
13 Apr 1953		254
13 Jul 1953		170
12 Oct 1953		205
11 Jan 1954		272
12 Apr 1954		202
12 Jul 1954		118
11 Oct 1954		172
10 Jan 1955		140
18 Apr 1955		137
11 Jul 1955		106
10 Oct 1955		180
16 Jan 1956		142
16 Apr 1956		198
16 Jul 1956		121
15 Oct 1956		169
14 Jan 1957		279
15 Apr 1957		224
15 Jul 1957		146
14 Oct 1957		215
13 Jan 1958		276
14 Apr 1958		291
14 Jul 1958		234
13 Oct 1958		371
12 Jan 1959		335
13 Apr 1959		411
13 Jul 1959		193
12 Oct 1959		253
11 Jan 1960		302

Date:	Source:
1927 - 1939	Ministry of Labour, Local Unemployment Index (Ministry of Labour) ,
1946 - 1960	Ministry of Labour, Labour Gazette (H.M.S.O.) ,

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