Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	40,989	2,651
11 Apr 1927	41,610	2,030
11 Jul 1927	42,190	1,450
17 Oct 1927	41,072	2,568
16 Jan 1928	40,643	2,937
16 Apr 1928	41,843	1,737
16 Jul 1928	42,049	1,531
15 Oct 1928	41,098	2,482
14 Jan 1929	41,532	3,138
15 Apr 1929	42,550	2,120
15 Jul 1929	43,271	1,399
14 Oct 1929	42,465	2,205
13 Jan 1930	43,177	2,933
14 Apr 1930	43,965	2,145
14 Jul 1930	44,053	2,057
13 Oct 1930	42,652	3,458
12 Jan 1931	42,783	4,837
13 Apr 1931	43,597	4,023
13 Jul 1931	43,959	3,661
12 Oct 1931	42,603	5,017
25 Jan 1932	43,236	5,874
25 Apr 1932	44,355	4,755
25 Jul 1932	44,308	4,802
24 Oct 1932	43,050	6,060
23 Jan 1933	42,988	6,752
24 Apr 1933	44,546	5,194
24 Jul 1933	45,302	4,438
23 Oct 1933	44,877	4,863
22 Jan 1934	44,911	5,719
23 Apr 1934	46,833	3,797
23 Jul 1934	47,650	2,980
22 Oct 1934	46,160	4,470
28 Jan 1935	44,714	5,426
15 Apr 1935	46,190	3,950
22 Jul 1935	46,951	3,189
21 Oct 1935	45,809	4,331
20 Jan 1936	46,066	5,154
27 Apr 1936	47,525	3,695
20 Jul 1936	48,157	3,063
26 Oct 1936	46,747	4,473
25 Jan 1937	47,807	5,253
19 Apr 1937	49,293	3,767
26 Jul 1937	49,558	3,502
18 Oct 1937	48,497	4,563
17 Jan 1938	48,930	5,740
04 Apr 1938	49,804	4,866
18 Jul 1938	50,132	4,538
17 Oct 1938	47,946	6,724
16 Jan 1939	49,499	7,791
17 Apr 1939	51,160	6,130
10 Jul 1939	52,248	5,042
16 Apr 1945		300
16 Jul 1945		210
15 Oct 1945		604
14 Jan 1946		855
08 Apr 1946		1,104
15 Jul 1946		748
14 Oct 1946		1,139
13 Jan 1947		1,853
14 Apr 1947		1,819
14 Jul 1947		813
13 Oct 1947		1,219
12 Jan 1948		2,134
12 Apr 1948		1,610
12 Jul 1948		1,447
11 Oct 1948		2,603
10 Jan 1949		3,628
11 Apr 1949		3,016
11 Jul 1949		1,838
10 Oct 1949		2,576
16 Jan 1950		3,700
17 Apr 1950		2,519
10 Jul 1950		1,998
16 Oct 1950		2,808
15 Jan 1951		3,534
16 Apr 1951		2,575
16 Jul 1951		1,469
15 Oct 1951		2,323
14 Jan 1952		3,549
21 Apr 1952		2,985
14 Jul 1952		2,173
13 Oct 1952		3,480
12 Jan 1953		4,359
13 Apr 1953		3,377
13 Jul 1953		2,422
12 Oct 1953		3,234
11 Jan 1954		4,000
12 Apr 1954		3,114
12 Jul 1954		1,618
11 Oct 1954		2,214
10 Jan 1955		2,855
18 Apr 1955		2,124
11 Jul 1955		1,249
10 Oct 1955		1,880
16 Jan 1956		2,594
16 Apr 1956		2,098
16 Jul 1956		1,534
15 Oct 1956		2,305
14 Jan 1957		3,412
15 Apr 1957		2,734
15 Jul 1957		1,737
14 Oct 1957		2,402
13 Jan 1958		3,272
14 Apr 1958		3,291
14 Jul 1958		2,474
13 Oct 1958		3,182
12 Jan 1959		4,106
13 Apr 1959		3,193
13 Jul 1959		2,271
12 Oct 1959		2,581
11 Jan 1960		3,281
11 Apr 1960		2,718
11 Jul 1960		1,800
10 Oct 1960		2,044
16 Jan 1961		2,584
10 Apr 1961		2,152
10 Jul 1961		1,545
16 Oct 1961		2,072
15 Jan 1962		2,838
09 Apr 1962		2,583
09 Jul 1962		1,890
15 Oct 1962		2,592
14 Jan 1963		5,079
08 Apr 1963		3,372
15 Jul 1963		2,653
14 Oct 1963		3,121
13 Jan 1964		3,311
13 Apr 1964		2,547
13 Jul 1964		1,892
12 Oct 1964		1,966
11 Jan 1965		2,384
12 Apr 1965		1,855
12 Jul 1965		1,562
11 Oct 1965		1,829
10 Jan 1966		2,219
10 Apr 1966		1,779
11 Jul 1966		1,396
10 Oct 1966		2,175
09 Jan 1967		3,182
10 Apr 1967		2,546
10 Jul 1967		2,123
09 Oct 1967		2,486
08 Jan 1968		3,460
08 Apr 1968		2,983
08 Jul 1968		2,717
14 Oct 1968		3,162
13 Jan 1969		3,860
14 Apr 1969		3,573
14 Jul 1969		3,054
13 Oct 1969		3,462
12 Jan 1970		4,208
13 Apr 1970		3,971
13 Jul 1970		3,223
12 Oct 1970		1,206
11 Jan 1971		1,607
05 Apr 1971		4,459
12 Jul 1971		4,599
11 Oct 1971		4,726
10 Jan 1972		5,315
10 Apr 1972		5,148
10 Jul 1972		4,039
09 Oct 1972		3,776
08 Jan 1973		3,841
09 Apr 1973		3,521
09 Jul 1973		2,805
08 Oct 1973		2,605
14 Jan 1974		3,321
08 Apr 1974		3,337
08 Jul 1974		2,704
14 Oct 1974		3,117

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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