Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	31,683	5,287
11 Apr 1927	31,794	5,176
11 Jul 1927	32,127	4,843
17 Oct 1927	32,755	4,215
16 Jan 1928	30,789	5,391
16 Apr 1928	31,332	4,848
16 Jul 1928	30,898	5,282
15 Oct 1928	31,332	4,848
14 Jan 1929	34,371	2,389
15 Apr 1929	32,753	4,007
15 Jul 1929	32,386	4,374
14 Oct 1929	32,569	4,191
13 Jan 1930	31,308	5,352
14 Apr 1930	30,135	6,525
14 Jul 1930	27,605	9,055
13 Oct 1930	28,705	7,955
12 Jan 1931	25,831	11,229
13 Apr 1931	26,164	10,896
13 Jul 1931	26,350	10,710
12 Oct 1931	26,757	10,303
25 Jan 1932	29,536	10,004
25 Apr 1932	29,774	9,766
25 Jul 1932	27,757	11,783
24 Oct 1932	29,062	10,478
23 Jan 1933	27,967	11,703
24 Apr 1933	28,761	10,909
24 Jul 1933	29,792	9,878
23 Oct 1933	31,339	8,331
22 Jan 1934	31,735	8,385
23 Apr 1934	33,219	6,901
23 Jul 1934	31,695	8,425
22 Oct 1934	33,059	7,061
28 Jan 1935	34,833	7,287
15 Apr 1935	35,928	6,192
22 Jul 1935	34,623	7,497
21 Oct 1935	36,897	5,223
20 Jan 1936	35,104	6,836
27 Apr 1936	37,536	4,404
20 Jul 1936	37,159	4,781
26 Oct 1936	37,159	4,781
25 Jan 1937	35,077	4,203
19 Apr 1937	36,020	3,260
26 Jul 1937	35,352	3,928
18 Oct 1937	35,863	3,417
17 Jan 1938	34,232	5,388
04 Apr 1938	34,192	5,428
18 Jul 1938	32,171	7,449
17 Oct 1938	32,568	7,052
16 Jan 1939	34,751	7,219
17 Apr 1939	36,262	5,708
10 Jul 1939	37,983	3,987
16 Apr 1945		393
16 Jul 1945		288
15 Oct 1945		649
14 Jan 1946		707
08 Apr 1946		512
15 Jul 1946		539
14 Oct 1946		515
13 Jan 1947		537
14 Apr 1947		731
14 Jul 1947		350
13 Oct 1947		361
12 Jan 1948		377
12 Apr 1948		371
12 Jul 1948		730
11 Oct 1948		513
10 Jan 1949		579
11 Apr 1949		551
11 Jul 1949		511
10 Oct 1949		510
16 Jan 1950		458
17 Apr 1950		420
10 Jul 1950		368
16 Oct 1950		362
15 Jan 1951		362
16 Apr 1951		229
16 Jul 1951		261
15 Oct 1951		293
14 Jan 1952		367
21 Apr 1952		630
14 Jul 1952		695
13 Oct 1952		812
12 Jan 1953		1,288
13 Apr 1953		1,144
13 Jul 1953		1,104
12 Oct 1953		876
11 Jan 1954		871
12 Apr 1954		627
12 Jul 1954		491
11 Oct 1954		437
10 Jan 1955		473
18 Apr 1955		422
11 Jul 1955		356
10 Oct 1955		385
16 Jan 1956		398
16 Apr 1956		426
16 Jul 1956		773
15 Oct 1956		769
14 Jan 1957		1,029
15 Apr 1957		1,302
15 Jul 1957		933
14 Oct 1957		815
13 Jan 1958		997
14 Apr 1958		1,236
14 Jul 1958		1,402
13 Oct 1958		1,598
12 Jan 1959		2,134
13 Apr 1959		1,764
13 Jul 1959		1,120
12 Oct 1959		983
11 Jan 1960		904
11 Apr 1960		652
11 Jul 1960		436
10 Oct 1960		543
16 Jan 1961		781
10 Apr 1961		642
10 Jul 1961		587
16 Oct 1961		968
15 Jan 1962		1,321
09 Apr 1962		1,636
09 Jul 1962		1,660
15 Oct 1962		1,662
14 Jan 1963		3,282
08 Apr 1963		1,936
15 Jul 1963		1,314
14 Oct 1963		1,303
13 Jan 1964		1,075
13 Apr 1964		737
13 Jul 1964		523
12 Oct 1964		602
11 Jan 1965		557
12 Apr 1965		1,713
12 Jul 1965		404
11 Oct 1965		448
10 Jan 1966		420
10 Apr 1966		394
11 Jul 1966		222
10 Oct 1966		991
09 Jan 1967		2,830
10 Apr 1967		2,764
10 Jul 1967		2,471
09 Oct 1967		2,383
08 Jan 1968		2,686
08 Apr 1968		2,631
08 Jul 1968		1,232
14 Oct 1968		1,536
13 Jan 1969		2,152
14 Apr 1969		2,111
14 Jul 1969		2,078
13 Oct 1969		2,154
12 Jan 1970		2,345
13 Apr 1970		2,392
13 Jul 1970		2,432
12 Oct 1970		2,516
11 Jan 1971		2,628
05 Apr 1971		5,082
12 Jul 1971		4,632
11 Oct 1971		6,659
10 Jan 1972		6,583
10 Apr 1972		6,290
10 Jul 1972		5,220
09 Oct 1972		4,790
08 Jan 1973		3,822
09 Apr 1973		3,040
09 Jul 1973		2,469
08 Oct 1973		2,325
14 Jan 1974		2,532
08 Apr 1974		2,585
08 Jul 1974		2,254
14 Oct 1974		0

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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