Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	26,768	2,932
11 Apr 1927	27,219	2,481
11 Jul 1927	26,627	3,073
17 Oct 1927	25,838	3,862
16 Jan 1928	26,639	3,011
16 Apr 1928	26,723	2,927
16 Jul 1928	27,595	2,055
15 Oct 1928	26,610	3,040
14 Jan 1929	26,823	3,127
15 Apr 1929	26,823	3,127
15 Jul 1929	27,647	2,303
14 Oct 1929	26,908	3,042
13 Jan 1930	25,907	4,673
14 Apr 1930	26,487	4,093
14 Jul 1930	26,632	3,948
13 Oct 1930	24,136	6,444
12 Jan 1931	24,125	7,195
13 Apr 1931	24,393	6,927
13 Jul 1931	24,333	6,987
12 Oct 1931	25,077	6,243
25 Jan 1932	25,326	7,074
25 Apr 1932	26,064	6,336
25 Jul 1932	24,804	7,596
24 Oct 1932	25,941	6,459
23 Jan 1933	25,401	6,899
24 Apr 1933	25,923	6,377
24 Jul 1933	27,486	4,814
23 Oct 1933	27,609	4,691
22 Jan 1934	27,646	4,914
23 Apr 1934	28,109	4,451
23 Jul 1934	28,171	4,389
22 Oct 1934	27,924	4,636
28 Jan 1935	26,856	6,024
15 Apr 1935	27,886	4,994
22 Jul 1935	28,354	4,526
21 Oct 1935	28,292	4,588
20 Jan 1936	28,401	5,049
27 Apr 1936	29,037	4,413
20 Jul 1936	29,989	3,461
26 Oct 1936	29,989	3,461
25 Jan 1937	31,167	3,463
19 Apr 1937	31,686	2,944
26 Jul 1937	30,925	3,705
18 Oct 1937	31,409	3,221
17 Jan 1938	31,429	4,531
04 Apr 1938	30,962	4,998
18 Jul 1938	31,249	4,711
17 Oct 1938	31,069	4,891
16 Jan 1939	32,124	4,716
17 Apr 1939	32,835	3,975
10 Jul 1939	33,718	3,092
16 Apr 1945		76
16 Jul 1945		110
15 Oct 1945		733
14 Jan 1946		794
08 Apr 1946		614
15 Jul 1946		556
14 Oct 1946		530
13 Jan 1947		471
14 Apr 1947		708
14 Jul 1947		605
13 Oct 1947		355
12 Jan 1948		364
12 Apr 1948		362
12 Jul 1948		436
11 Oct 1948		500
10 Jan 1949		461
11 Apr 1949		441
11 Jul 1949		516
10 Oct 1949		621
16 Jan 1950		684
17 Apr 1950		630
10 Jul 1950		523
16 Oct 1950		608
15 Jan 1951		507
16 Apr 1951		417
16 Jul 1951		437
15 Oct 1951		545
14 Jan 1952		627
21 Apr 1952		735
14 Jul 1952		881
13 Oct 1952		914
12 Jan 1953		974
13 Apr 1953		1,833
13 Jul 1953		912
12 Oct 1953		1,050
11 Jan 1954		1,042
12 Apr 1954		833
12 Jul 1954		735
11 Oct 1954		751
10 Jan 1955		539
18 Apr 1955		944
11 Jul 1955		698
10 Oct 1955		445
16 Jan 1956		523
16 Apr 1956		473
16 Jul 1956		416
15 Oct 1956		788
14 Jan 1957		662
15 Apr 1957		948
15 Jul 1957		516
14 Oct 1957		734
13 Jan 1958		954
14 Apr 1958		1,089
14 Jul 1958		911
13 Oct 1958		1,225
12 Jan 1959		1,444
13 Apr 1959		1,431
13 Jul 1959		1,157
12 Oct 1959		1,178
11 Jan 1960		1,252
11 Apr 1960		1,092
11 Jul 1960		1,340
10 Oct 1960		897
16 Jan 1961		905
10 Apr 1961		721
10 Jul 1961		583
16 Oct 1961		719
15 Jan 1962		828
09 Apr 1962		869
09 Jul 1962		803
15 Oct 1962		1,195
14 Jan 1963		1,895
08 Apr 1963		1,463
15 Jul 1963		980
14 Oct 1963		999
13 Jan 1964		917
13 Apr 1964		742
13 Jul 1964		601
12 Oct 1964		675
11 Jan 1965		646
12 Apr 1965		578
12 Jul 1965		501
11 Oct 1965		614
10 Jan 1966		465
10 Apr 1966		494
11 Jul 1966		429
10 Oct 1966		613
09 Jan 1967		819
10 Apr 1967		1,012
10 Jul 1967		800
09 Oct 1967		760
08 Jan 1968		867
08 Apr 1968		836
08 Jul 1968		909
14 Oct 1968		887
13 Jan 1969		949
14 Apr 1969		977
14 Jul 1969		877
13 Oct 1969		893
12 Jan 1970		1,055
13 Apr 1970		1,096
13 Jul 1970		1,346
12 Oct 1970		1,182
11 Jan 1971		1,308
05 Apr 1971		1,343
12 Jul 1971		1,546
11 Oct 1971		1,872
10 Jan 1972		2,201
10 Apr 1972		2,362
10 Jul 1972		2,375
09 Oct 1972		2,191
08 Jan 1973		1,953
09 Apr 1973		1,668
09 Jul 1973		1,285
08 Oct 1973		1,242
14 Jan 1974		1,456
08 Apr 1974		1,671
08 Jul 1974		1,628
14 Oct 1974		1,685

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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