Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	17,988	4,372
11 Apr 1927	19,771	2,589
11 Jul 1927	19,898	2,462
17 Oct 1927	19,898	2,462
16 Jan 1928	19,410	2,240
16 Apr 1928	18,588	3,062
16 Jul 1928	18,938	2,712
15 Oct 1928	19,410	2,240
14 Jan 1929	18,904	2,476
15 Apr 1929	19,046	2,334
15 Jul 1929	19,412	1,968
14 Oct 1929	18,316	3,064
13 Jan 1930	19,465	3,485
14 Apr 1930	19,465	3,485
14 Jul 1930	19,029	3,921
13 Oct 1930	18,115	4,835
12 Jan 1931	15,724	6,376
13 Apr 1931	17,234	4,866
13 Jul 1931	16,730	5,370
12 Oct 1931	16,206	5,894
25 Jan 1932	15,769	7,611
25 Apr 1932	15,303	8,077
25 Jul 1932	16,124	7,256
24 Oct 1932	15,614	7,766
23 Jan 1933	14,690	8,050
24 Apr 1933	14,323	8,417
24 Jul 1933	15,381	7,359
23 Oct 1933	15,402	7,338
22 Jan 1934	16,337	6,503
23 Apr 1934	17,226	5,614
23 Jul 1934	18,440	4,400
22 Oct 1934	17,551	5,289
28 Jan 1935	18,045	4,955
15 Apr 1935	18,634	4,366
22 Jul 1935	19,114	3,886
21 Oct 1935	17,674	5,326
20 Jan 1936	19,453	4,557
27 Apr 1936	20,683	3,327
20 Jul 1936	21,389	2,621
26 Oct 1936	21,321	2,689
25 Jan 1937	22,283	2,177
19 Apr 1937	22,821	1,639
26 Jul 1937	23,090	1,370
18 Oct 1937	22,674	1,786
17 Jan 1938	25,465	2,005
04 Apr 1938	25,163	2,307
18 Jul 1938	25,135	2,335
17 Oct 1938	24,668	2,802
16 Jan 1939	24,065	3,375
17 Apr 1939	24,888	2,552
10 Jul 1939	25,602	1,838
16 Apr 1945		184
16 Jul 1945		365
15 Oct 1945		971
14 Jan 1946		1,320
08 Apr 1946		1,536
15 Jul 1946		1,586
14 Oct 1946		1,571
13 Jan 1947		1,527
14 Apr 1947		1,519
14 Jul 1947		1,287
13 Oct 1947		1,297
12 Jan 1948		1,190
12 Apr 1948		1,049
12 Jul 1948		950
11 Oct 1948		941
10 Jan 1949		989
11 Apr 1949		905
11 Jul 1949		691
10 Oct 1949		1,067
16 Jan 1950		993
17 Apr 1950		828
10 Jul 1950		785
16 Oct 1950		891
15 Jan 1951		884
16 Apr 1951		816
16 Jul 1951		733
15 Oct 1951		926
14 Jan 1952		1,078
21 Apr 1952		952
14 Jul 1952		815
13 Oct 1952		1,051
12 Jan 1953		1,031
13 Apr 1953		807
13 Jul 1953		608
12 Oct 1953		741
11 Jan 1954		1,097
12 Apr 1954		1,167
12 Jul 1954		828
11 Oct 1954		996
10 Jan 1955		1,060
18 Apr 1955		966
11 Jul 1955		746
10 Oct 1955		802
16 Jan 1956		947
16 Apr 1956		981
16 Jul 1956		855
15 Oct 1956		1,018
14 Jan 1957		1,148
15 Apr 1957		1,220
15 Jul 1957		828
14 Oct 1957		891
13 Jan 1958		1,654
14 Apr 1958		1,331
14 Jul 1958		1,016
13 Oct 1958		1,383
12 Jan 1959		1,505
13 Apr 1959		1,432
13 Jul 1959		1,081
12 Oct 1959		1,165
11 Jan 1960		1,062
11 Apr 1960		1,030
11 Jul 1960		834
10 Oct 1960		854
16 Jan 1961		1,103
10 Apr 1961		1,010
10 Jul 1961		803
16 Oct 1961		858
15 Jan 1962		1,089
09 Apr 1962		1,093
09 Jul 1962		872
15 Oct 1962		1,310
14 Jan 1963		1,409
08 Apr 1963		1,853
15 Jul 1963		1,519
14 Oct 1963		1,522
13 Jan 1964		1,260
13 Apr 1964		1,091
13 Jul 1964		919
12 Oct 1964		1,025
11 Jan 1965		885
12 Apr 1965		860
12 Jul 1965		716
11 Oct 1965		745
10 Jan 1966		658
10 Apr 1966		613
11 Jul 1966		615
10 Oct 1966		730
09 Jan 1967		1,074
10 Apr 1967		1,087
10 Jul 1967		1,050
09 Oct 1967		917
08 Jan 1968		942
08 Apr 1968		835
08 Jul 1968		844
14 Oct 1968		1,203
13 Jan 1969		1,301
14 Apr 1969		943
14 Jul 1969		832
13 Oct 1969		928
12 Jan 1970		832
13 Apr 1970		723
13 Jul 1970		706
12 Oct 1970		1,009
11 Jan 1971		1,020
05 Apr 1971		1,079
12 Jul 1971		1,239
11 Oct 1971		1,414
10 Jan 1972		1,527
10 Apr 1972		1,416
10 Jul 1972		1,346
09 Oct 1972		1,203
08 Jan 1973		1,161
09 Apr 1973		1,078
09 Jul 1973		1,045
08 Oct 1973		1,022
14 Jan 1974		1,154
08 Apr 1974		1,250
08 Jul 1974		1,080
14 Oct 1974		1,260

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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