Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	10,430	2,150
11 Apr 1927	11,449	1,131
11 Jul 1927	11,516	1,064
17 Oct 1927	11,382	1,198
16 Jan 1928	10,560	1,430
16 Apr 1928	10,378	1,612
16 Jul 1928	10,581	1,409
15 Oct 1928	10,645	1,345
14 Jan 1929	9,625	1,575
15 Apr 1929	9,994	1,206
15 Jul 1929	10,243	957
14 Oct 1929	10,113	1,087
13 Jan 1930	10,141	1,339
14 Apr 1930	10,213	1,267
14 Jul 1930	10,152	1,328
13 Oct 1930	9,886	1,594
12 Jan 1931	9,545	2,055
13 Apr 1931	9,525	2,075
13 Jul 1931	9,122	2,478
12 Oct 1931	8,719	2,881
25 Jan 1932	9,730	2,290
25 Apr 1932	9,795	2,225
25 Jul 1932	9,666	2,354
24 Oct 1932	9,677	2,343
23 Jan 1933	9,556	2,514
24 Apr 1933	9,567	2,503
24 Jul 1933	9,620	2,450
23 Oct 1933	9,867	2,203
22 Jan 1934	10,167	2,393
23 Apr 1934	10,391	2,169
23 Jul 1934	10,637	1,923
22 Oct 1934	10,380	2,180
28 Jan 1935	10,847	2,553
15 Apr 1935	11,205	2,195
22 Jul 1935	11,384	2,016
21 Oct 1935	11,408	1,992
20 Jan 1936	10,474	2,436
27 Apr 1936	10,991	1,919
20 Jul 1936	10,715	2,195
26 Oct 1936	10,956	1,954
25 Jan 1937	10,867	1,933
19 Apr 1937	11,277	1,523
26 Jul 1937	11,251	1,549
18 Oct 1937	11,430	1,370
17 Jan 1938	11,990	1,650
04 Apr 1938	12,044	1,596
18 Jul 1938	12,099	1,541
17 Oct 1938	12,167	1,473
16 Jan 1939	11,929	1,581
17 Apr 1939	12,443	1,067
10 Jul 1939	12,510	1,000
11 Apr 1960		2,083
11 Jul 1960		2,712
10 Oct 1960		2,908
16 Jan 1961		1,976
10 Apr 1961		1,643
10 Jul 1961		1,643
16 Oct 1961		1,502
15 Jan 1962		1,919
09 Apr 1962		1,794
16 Jul 1962		2,163
15 Oct 1962		2,272
14 Jan 1963		3,307
08 Apr 1963		3,065
15 Jul 1963		2,857
14 Oct 1963		2,492
13 Jan 1964		2,577
13 Apr 1964		2,442
13 Jul 1964		2,219
12 Oct 1964		1,898
11 Jan 1965		2,084
12 Apr 1965		1,960
12 Jul 1965		1,959
11 Oct 1965		1,714
10 Jan 1966		1,973
10 Apr 1966		1,872
11 Jul 1966		1,791
10 Oct 1966		1,919
09 Jan 1967		2,272
10 Apr 1967		2,067
10 Jul 1967		2,081
09 Oct 1967		2,078
08 Jan 1968		2,196
08 Apr 1968		2,061
08 Jul 1968		1,898
14 Oct 1968		1,766
13 Jan 1969		1,884
14 Apr 1969		1,732
14 Jul 1969		2,025
13 Oct 1969		1,862
12 Jan 1970		2,151
13 Apr 1970		2,305
13 Jul 1970		2,307
12 Oct 1970		2,133
11 Jan 1971		2,377
05 Apr 1971		2,521
12 Jul 1971		2,841
11 Oct 1971		2,755
10 Jan 1972		3,225
10 Apr 1972		3,273
10 Jul 1972		3,239
09 Oct 1972		3,035
08 Jan 1973		3,022
09 Apr 1973		2,590
09 Jul 1973		2,275
08 Oct 1973		1,812
14 Jan 1974		2,054
08 Apr 1974		2,071
08 Jul 1974		2,276
14 Oct 1974		1,960

Date:	Source:
1927 - 1939	Ministry of Labour, Local Unemployment Index (Ministry of Labour) ,
1960 - 1974	Ministry of Labour, Labour Gazette (H.M.S.O.) ,

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