Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	Unemployed
16 Apr 1945	1,381
16 Jul 1945	2,235
15 Oct 1945	5,423
14 Jan 1946	6,883
08 Apr 1946	7,327
15 Jul 1946	6,691
14 Oct 1946	5,612
13 Jan 1947	5,450
14 Apr 1947	5,333
14 Jul 1947	4,385
13 Oct 1947	3,784
12 Jan 1948	3,947
12 Apr 1948	4,342
12 Jul 1948	4,497
11 Oct 1948	4,200
10 Jan 1949	4,289
11 Apr 1949	4,111
11 Jul 1949	3,584
10 Oct 1949	3,245
16 Jan 1950	3,485
17 Apr 1950	3,385
10 Jul 1950	3,156
16 Oct 1950	2,937
15 Jan 1951	2,602
16 Apr 1951	2,103
16 Jul 1951	1,869
15 Oct 1951	2,122
14 Jan 1952	3,012
21 Apr 1952	2,501
14 Jul 1952	2,128
13 Oct 1952	1,849
12 Jan 1953	2,028
13 Apr 1953	2,161
13 Jul 1953	1,764
12 Oct 1953	1,766
11 Jan 1954	2,148
12 Apr 1954	2,127
12 Jul 1954	1,684
11 Oct 1954	1,429
10 Jan 1955	1,697
18 Apr 1955	1,520
11 Jul 1955	1,349
10 Oct 1955	1,261
16 Jan 1956	1,333
16 Apr 1956	1,551
16 Jul 1956	1,409
15 Oct 1956	1,243
14 Jan 1957	1,631
15 Apr 1957	1,650
15 Jul 1957	1,365
14 Oct 1957	1,376
13 Jan 1958	1,563
14 Apr 1958	1,847
14 Jul 1958	1,847
13 Oct 1958	2,029
12 Jan 1959	2,421
13 Apr 1959	2,189
13 Jul 1959	1,838
12 Oct 1959	1,815
11 Jan 1960	1,992
11 Apr 1960	1,884
11 Jul 1960	1,577
10 Oct 1960	1,572
16 Jan 1961	1,619
10 Apr 1961	1,521
10 Jul 1961	1,325
16 Oct 1961	1,976
15 Jan 1962	1,800
09 Apr 1962	1,536
16 Jul 1962	1,642
15 Oct 1962	2,087
14 Jan 1963	3,402
08 Apr 1963	2,692
15 Jul 1963	1,840
14 Oct 1963	1,775
13 Jan 1964	1,861
13 Apr 1964	1,228
13 Jul 1964	1,056
12 Oct 1964	1,173
11 Jan 1965	1,312
12 Apr 1965	1,336
12 Jul 1965	1,104
11 Oct 1965	1,232
10 Jan 1966	1,251
10 Apr 1966	1,356
11 Jul 1966	1,221
10 Oct 1966	1,737
09 Jan 1967	2,277
10 Apr 1967	2,342
10 Jul 1967	2,076
09 Oct 1967	2,045
08 Jan 1968	1,933
08 Apr 1968	1,868

Date:	Source:
1945 - 1968	Ministry of Labour, Labour Gazette (H.M.S.O.) ,

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