Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	300,313	32,407
11 Apr 1927	309,711	23,009
11 Jul 1927	312,628	20,092
17 Oct 1927	310,683	22,037
16 Jan 1928	307,174	24,556
16 Apr 1928	310,728	21,002
16 Jul 1928	306,851	24,879
15 Oct 1928	303,297	28,433
14 Jan 1929	306,936	30,934
15 Apr 1929	311,872	25,998
15 Jul 1929	313,847	24,023
14 Oct 1929	308,252	29,618
13 Jan 1930	314,989	33,991
14 Apr 1930	307,851	41,129
14 Jul 1930	301,733	47,247
13 Oct 1930	292,895	56,085
12 Jan 1931	293,125	66,995
13 Apr 1931	293,476	66,644
13 Jul 1931	297,685	62,435
12 Oct 1931	292,424	67,696
25 Jan 1932	306,374	60,796
25 Apr 1932	311,023	56,147
25 Jul 1932	310,665	56,505
24 Oct 1932	307,804	59,366
23 Jan 1933	296,509	63,461
24 Apr 1933	301,768	58,202
24 Jul 1933	305,976	53,994
23 Oct 1933	307,729	52,241
22 Jan 1934	306,271	55,289
23 Apr 1934	312,610	48,950
23 Jul 1934	313,314	48,246
22 Oct 1934	314,370	47,190
28 Jan 1935	306,345	53,235
15 Apr 1935	312,299	47,281
22 Jul 1935	314,400	45,180
21 Oct 1935	314,750	44,830
20 Jan 1936	314,607	49,263
27 Apr 1936	323,113	40,757
20 Jul 1936	326,657	37,213
26 Oct 1936	326,657	37,213
25 Jan 1937	321,992	38,178
19 Apr 1937	327,395	32,775
26 Jul 1937	327,755	32,415
18 Oct 1937	325,594	34,576
17 Jan 1938	335,707	44,913
04 Apr 1938	337,229	43,391
18 Jul 1938	337,991	42,629
17 Oct 1938	338,371	42,249
16 Jan 1939	340,762	46,028
17 Apr 1939	347,724	39,066
10 Jul 1939	355,460	31,330
16 Apr 1945		1,240
16 Jul 1945		1,504
15 Oct 1945		3,197
14 Jan 1946		4,951
08 Apr 1946		7,418
15 Jul 1946		6,963
14 Oct 1946		7,940
13 Jan 1947		8,054
14 Apr 1947		7,922
14 Jul 1947		5,174
13 Oct 1947		4,837
12 Jan 1948		5,396
12 Apr 1948		5,580
12 Jul 1948		5,501
11 Oct 1948		5,880
10 Jan 1949		6,337
11 Apr 1949		5,082
11 Jul 1949		4,098
10 Oct 1949		4,842
16 Jan 1950		5,395
17 Apr 1950		4,052
10 Jul 1950		3,990
16 Oct 1950		4,326
15 Jan 1951		3,882
16 Apr 1951		3,009
16 Jul 1951		2,456
15 Oct 1951		4,144
14 Jan 1952		5,990
21 Apr 1952		9,337
14 Jul 1952		9,207
13 Oct 1952		7,956
12 Jan 1953		8,490
13 Apr 1953		7,425
13 Jul 1953		5,839
12 Oct 1953		5,626
11 Jan 1954		6,353
12 Apr 1954		5,058
12 Jul 1954		3,947
11 Oct 1954		3,930
10 Jan 1955		4,125
18 Apr 1955		4,815
11 Jul 1955		2,919
10 Oct 1955		3,117
16 Jan 1956		3,891
16 Apr 1956		3,916
16 Jul 1956		3,593
15 Oct 1956		4,064
14 Jan 1957		5,817
15 Apr 1957		5,937
15 Jul 1957		4,446
14 Oct 1957		4,799
13 Jan 1958		6,655
14 Apr 1958		7,824
14 Jul 1958		7,709
13 Oct 1958		8,944
12 Jan 1959		10,796
13 Apr 1959		9,964
13 Jul 1959		7,890
12 Oct 1959		8,349
11 Jan 1960		8,645
11 Apr 1960		6,950
11 Jul 1960		5,367
10 Oct 1960		4,931
16 Jan 1961		5,115
10 Apr 1961		4,909
10 Jul 1961		3,913
16 Oct 1961		4,838
15 Jan 1962		6,567
09 Apr 1962		6,959
09 Jul 1962		7,217
15 Oct 1962		8,601
14 Jan 1963		12,563
08 Apr 1963		11,382
15 Jul 1963		9,856
14 Oct 1963		9,732
13 Jan 1964		9,782
13 Apr 1964		8,376
13 Jul 1964		6,542
12 Oct 1964		6,211
11 Jan 1965		6,595
12 Apr 1965		5,954
12 Jul 1965		4,839
11 Oct 1965		4,796
10 Jan 1966		4,889
10 Apr 1966		4,452
11 Jul 1966		4,082
10 Oct 1966		6,400
09 Jan 1967		9,106
10 Apr 1967		9,721
10 Jul 1967		8,687
09 Oct 1967		9,821
08 Jan 1968		11,344
08 Apr 1968		11,441
08 Jul 1968		15,582
14 Oct 1968		16,360
13 Jan 1969		16,868
14 Apr 1969		15,783
14 Jul 1969		14,639
13 Oct 1969		15,354
12 Jan 1970		16,690
13 Apr 1970		16,743
13 Jul 1970		16,577
12 Oct 1970		15,695
11 Jan 1971		18,333
05 Apr 1971		21,045
12 Jul 1971		23,764
11 Oct 1971		25,899
10 Jan 1972		30,135
10 Apr 1972		32,567
10 Jul 1972		30,116
09 Oct 1972		29,099
08 Jan 1973		28,246
09 Apr 1973		25,152
09 Jul 1973		19,894
08 Oct 1973		17,355
14 Jan 1974		19,586
08 Apr 1974		23,310
08 Jul 1974		19,812
14 Oct 1974		20,028

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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