Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	24,043	2,277
11 Apr 1927	24,687	1,633
11 Jul 1927	25,008	1,312
17 Oct 1927	25,083	1,237
16 Jan 1928	23,916	2,104
16 Apr 1928	24,332	1,688
16 Jul 1928	24,356	1,664
15 Oct 1928	24,234	1,786
14 Jan 1929	23,687	2,513
15 Apr 1929	24,599	1,601
15 Jul 1929	24,944	1,256
14 Oct 1929	24,525	1,675
13 Jan 1930	24,480	2,710
14 Apr 1930	24,582	2,608
14 Jul 1930	24,429	2,761
13 Oct 1930	24,301	2,889
12 Jan 1931	23,302	3,708
13 Apr 1931	22,769	4,241
13 Jul 1931	23,252	3,758
12 Oct 1931	22,744	4,266
25 Jan 1932	23,756	4,904
25 Apr 1932	24,133	4,527
25 Jul 1932	24,349	4,311
24 Oct 1932	23,729	4,931
23 Jan 1933	22,565	5,485
24 Apr 1933	23,699	4,351
24 Jul 1933	24,727	3,323
23 Oct 1933	24,938	3,112
22 Jan 1934	24,150	3,630
23 Apr 1934	24,698	3,082
23 Jul 1934	25,090	2,690
22 Oct 1934	24,855	2,925
28 Jan 1935	25,009	3,331
15 Apr 1935	25,569	2,771
22 Jul 1935	26,235	2,105
21 Oct 1935	26,235	2,105
20 Jan 1936	25,722	3,088
27 Apr 1936	26,481	2,329
20 Jul 1936	27,158	1,652
26 Oct 1936	27,076	1,734
25 Jan 1937	27,336	2,184
19 Apr 1937	27,483	2,037
26 Jul 1937	27,808	1,712
18 Oct 1937	27,867	1,653
17 Jan 1938	28,849	2,611
04 Apr 1938	29,163	2,297
18 Jul 1938	28,943	2,517
17 Oct 1938	28,566	2,894
16 Jan 1939	29,886	3,884
17 Apr 1939	30,528	3,242
10 Jul 1939	31,507	2,263
16 Apr 1945		116
16 Jul 1945		130
15 Oct 1945		144
14 Jan 1946		271
08 Apr 1946		317
15 Jul 1946		400
14 Oct 1946		372
13 Jan 1947		481
14 Apr 1947		453
14 Jul 1947		239
13 Oct 1947		252
12 Jan 1948		337
12 Apr 1948		282
12 Jul 1948		217
11 Oct 1948		262
10 Jan 1949		331
11 Apr 1949		292
11 Jul 1949		187
10 Oct 1949		251
16 Jan 1950		448
17 Apr 1950		488
10 Jul 1950		389
16 Oct 1950		463
15 Jan 1951		439
16 Apr 1951		427
16 Jul 1951		287
15 Oct 1951		384
14 Jan 1952		598
21 Apr 1952		894
14 Jul 1952		480
13 Oct 1952		568
12 Jan 1953		776
13 Apr 1953		650
13 Jul 1953		455
12 Oct 1953		455
11 Jan 1954		644
12 Apr 1954		587
12 Jul 1954		430
11 Oct 1954		424
10 Jan 1955		486
18 Apr 1955		431
11 Jul 1955		301
10 Oct 1955		324
16 Jan 1956		518
16 Apr 1956		560
16 Jul 1956		447
15 Oct 1956		493
14 Jan 1957		927
15 Apr 1957		1,034
15 Jul 1957		661
14 Oct 1957		723
13 Jan 1958		1,253
14 Apr 1958		1,257
14 Jul 1958		919
13 Oct 1958		452
12 Jan 1959		572
13 Apr 1959		494
13 Jul 1959		350
12 Oct 1959		299
11 Jan 1960		331
11 Apr 1960		852
11 Jul 1960		577
10 Oct 1960		600
16 Jan 1961		761
10 Apr 1961		768
10 Jul 1961		559
16 Oct 1961		682
15 Jan 1962		839
09 Apr 1962		929
09 Jul 1962		769
15 Oct 1962		1,019
14 Jan 1963		1,793
08 Apr 1963		1,492
15 Jul 1963		901
14 Oct 1963		930
13 Jan 1964		979
13 Apr 1964		927
13 Jul 1964		563
12 Oct 1964		617
11 Jan 1965		686
12 Apr 1965		649
12 Jul 1965		537
11 Oct 1965		612
10 Jan 1966		629
10 Apr 1966		649
11 Jul 1966		552
10 Oct 1966		942
09 Jan 1967		1,445
10 Apr 1967		1,481
10 Jul 1967		1,227
09 Oct 1967		1,363
08 Jan 1968		1,511
08 Apr 1968		1,431
08 Jul 1968		1,645
14 Oct 1968		1,648
13 Jan 1969		2,049
14 Apr 1969		2,050
14 Jul 1969		1,731
13 Oct 1969		1,686
12 Jan 1970		2,053
13 Apr 1970		1,837
13 Jul 1970		1,606
12 Oct 1970		1,741
11 Jan 1971		2,404
05 Apr 1971		2,767
12 Jul 1971		2,537
11 Oct 1971		2,550
10 Jan 1972		2,981
10 Apr 1972		2,672
10 Jul 1972		2,009
09 Oct 1972		1,809
08 Jan 1973		1,728
09 Apr 1973		1,695
09 Jul 1973		1,394
08 Oct 1973		1,262
14 Jan 1974		1,507
08 Apr 1974		1,737
08 Jul 1974		1,596
14 Oct 1974		1,679

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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