Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	5,315	1,215
11 Apr 1927	5,345	1,185
11 Jul 1927	4,595	1,935
17 Oct 1927	5,024	1,506
16 Jan 1928	4,609	1,891
16 Apr 1928	5,006	1,494
16 Jul 1928	5,046	1,454
15 Oct 1928	4,909	1,591
14 Jan 1929	4,634	1,476
15 Apr 1929	5,436	674
15 Jul 1929	5,551	559
14 Oct 1929	5,632	478
13 Jan 1930	5,506	544
14 Apr 1930	5,416	634
14 Jul 1930	5,681	369
13 Oct 1930	5,549	501
12 Jan 1931	5,496	564
13 Apr 1931	5,596	464
13 Jul 1931	5,524	536
12 Oct 1931	5,515	545
25 Jan 1932	3,941	1,439
25 Apr 1932	4,921	459
25 Jul 1932	4,875	505
24 Oct 1932	4,850	530
23 Jan 1933	4,972	558
24 Apr 1933	4,791	739
24 Jul 1933	5,020	510
23 Oct 1933	5,024	506
22 Jan 1934	4,476	604
23 Apr 1934	4,532	548
23 Jul 1934	4,579	501
22 Oct 1934	4,496	584
28 Jan 1935	4,374	626
15 Apr 1935	3,933	1,067
22 Jul 1935	4,191	809
21 Oct 1935	4,433	567
20 Jan 1936	4,183	817
27 Apr 1936	4,359	641
20 Jul 1936	4,433	567
26 Oct 1936	4,327	673
25 Jan 1937	4,015	1,035
19 Apr 1937	3,727	1,323
26 Jul 1937	4,464	586
18 Oct 1937	4,505	545
17 Jan 1938	4,309	571
04 Apr 1938	3,440	1,440
18 Jul 1938	4,260	620
17 Oct 1938	4,221	659
16 Jan 1939	3,449	1,841
17 Apr 1939	3,888	1,402
10 Jul 1939	4,391	899
11 Apr 1960		486
11 Jul 1960		827
10 Oct 1960		1,544
16 Jan 1961		889
10 Apr 1961		740
10 Jul 1961		565
16 Oct 1961		807
15 Jan 1962		714
09 Apr 1962		713
16 Jul 1962		697
15 Oct 1962		810
14 Jan 1963		1,112
08 Apr 1963		866
15 Jul 1963		792
14 Oct 1963		592
13 Jan 1964		925
13 Apr 1964		691
13 Jul 1964		819
12 Oct 1964		792
11 Jan 1965		787
12 Apr 1965		778
12 Jul 1965		406
11 Oct 1965		400
10 Jan 1966		464
10 Apr 1966		448
11 Jul 1966		586

Date:	Source:
1927 - 1939	Ministry of Labour, Local Unemployment Index (Ministry of Labour) ,
1960 - 1966	Ministry of Labour, Labour Gazette (H.M.S.O.) ,

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