Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	58,105	6,165
11 Apr 1927	59,775	4,495
11 Jul 1927	60,610	3,660
17 Oct 1927	60,353	3,917
16 Jan 1928	58,699	5,031
16 Apr 1928	60,100	3,630
16 Jul 1928	60,164	3,566
15 Oct 1928	60,164	3,566
14 Jan 1929	32,927	2,553
15 Apr 1929	61,751	3,729
15 Jul 1929	62,339	3,141
14 Oct 1929	62,405	3,075
13 Jan 1930	62,298	4,902
14 Apr 1930	62,903	4,297
14 Jul 1930	62,365	4,835
13 Oct 1930	60,754	6,446
12 Jan 1931	59,259	9,161
13 Apr 1931	59,396	9,024
13 Jul 1931	59,806	8,614
12 Oct 1931	58,712	9,708
25 Jan 1932	59,679	11,441
25 Apr 1932	60,105	11,015
25 Jul 1932	60,603	10,517
24 Oct 1932	60,674	10,446
23 Jan 1933	33,067	4,633
24 Apr 1933	33,406	4,294
24 Jul 1933	34,347	3,353
23 Oct 1933	34,197	3,503
22 Jan 1934	37,277	4,323
23 Apr 1934	38,358	3,242
23 Jul 1934	38,732	2,868
22 Oct 1934	38,482	3,118
28 Jan 1935	37,444	4,296
15 Apr 1935	38,612	3,128
22 Jul 1935	38,987	2,753
21 Oct 1935	39,071	2,669
20 Jan 1936	38,561	3,079
27 Apr 1936	39,144	2,496
20 Jul 1936	39,476	2,164
26 Oct 1936	39,643	1,997
25 Jan 1937	40,418	2,352
19 Apr 1937	40,717	2,053
26 Jul 1937	40,974	1,796
18 Oct 1937	40,931	1,839
17 Jan 1938	40,632	2,918
04 Apr 1938	40,632	2,918
18 Jul 1938	40,893	2,657
17 Oct 1938	40,414	3,136
16 Jan 1939	40,671	3,489
17 Apr 1939	41,555	2,605
10 Jul 1939	42,217	1,943
16 Apr 1945		186
16 Jul 1945		346
15 Oct 1945		368
14 Jan 1946		401
08 Apr 1946		540
15 Jul 1946		738
14 Oct 1946		990
13 Jan 1947		1,162
14 Apr 1947		1,419
14 Jul 1947		806
13 Oct 1947		828
12 Jan 1948		1,195
12 Apr 1948		1,174
12 Jul 1948		1,110
11 Oct 1948		1,240
10 Jan 1949		1,497
11 Apr 1949		1,070
11 Jul 1949		696
10 Oct 1949		882
16 Jan 1950		1,209
17 Apr 1950		1,113
10 Jul 1950		1,236
16 Oct 1950		1,217
15 Jan 1951		1,058
16 Apr 1951		654
16 Jul 1951		510
15 Oct 1951		1,093
14 Jan 1952		2,036
21 Apr 1952		1,493
14 Jul 1952		1,632
13 Oct 1952		1,521
12 Jan 1953		1,806
13 Apr 1953		1,261
13 Jul 1953		1,097
12 Oct 1953		1,182
11 Jan 1954		1,484
12 Apr 1954		983
12 Jul 1954		646
11 Oct 1954		791
10 Jan 1955		871
18 Apr 1955		1,227
11 Jul 1955		638
10 Oct 1955		590
16 Jan 1956		851
16 Apr 1956		1,149
16 Jul 1956		743
15 Oct 1956		929
14 Jan 1957		1,458
15 Apr 1957		979
15 Jul 1957		738
14 Oct 1957		758
13 Jan 1958		1,060
14 Apr 1958		1,370
14 Jul 1958		1,172
13 Oct 1958		1,326
12 Jan 1959		1,420
13 Apr 1959		1,375
13 Jul 1959		998
12 Oct 1959		929
11 Jan 1960		1,096

Date:	Source:
1927 - 1939	Ministry of Labour, Local Unemployment Index (Ministry of Labour) ,
1945 - 1960	Ministry of Labour, Labour Gazette (H.M.S.O.) ,

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