Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	12,288	882
11 Apr 1927	12,617	553
11 Jul 1927	12,643	527
17 Oct 1927	12,828	342
16 Jan 1928	12,934	796
16 Apr 1928	13,167	563
16 Jul 1928	13,043	687
15 Oct 1928	13,195	535
14 Jan 1929	13,400	840
15 Apr 1929	13,642	598
15 Jul 1929	13,699	541
14 Oct 1929	13,856	384
13 Jan 1930	13,597	883
14 Apr 1930	13,828	652
14 Jul 1930	13,582	898
13 Oct 1930	13,423	1,057
12 Jan 1931	13,618	1,752
13 Apr 1931	13,479	1,891
13 Jul 1931	13,664	1,706
12 Oct 1931	13,649	1,721
25 Jan 1932	12,739	2,231
25 Apr 1932	12,440	2,530
25 Jul 1932	12,904	2,066
24 Oct 1932	12,889	2,081
23 Jan 1933	12,441	2,639
24 Apr 1933	13,195	1,885
24 Jul 1933	13,693	1,387
23 Oct 1933	13,904	1,176
22 Jan 1934	14,642	1,448
23 Apr 1934	15,173	917
23 Jul 1934	15,189	901
22 Oct 1934	15,398	692
28 Jan 1935	15,117	1,103
15 Apr 1935	15,523	697
22 Jul 1935	15,652	568
21 Oct 1935	15,685	535
20 Jan 1936	16,740	900
27 Apr 1936	17,040	600
20 Jul 1936	17,252	388
26 Oct 1936	17,217	423
25 Jan 1937	19,000	730
19 Apr 1937	19,138	592
26 Jul 1937	19,316	414
18 Oct 1937	19,118	612
17 Jan 1938	20,162	818
04 Apr 1938	20,120	860
18 Jul 1938	20,288	692
17 Oct 1938	20,267	713
16 Jan 1939	20,454	1,236
17 Apr 1939	20,866	824
10 Jul 1939	21,213	477
15 Jul 1946		107
14 Oct 1946		199
13 Jan 1947		176
14 Apr 1947		173
14 Jul 1947		128
13 Oct 1947		181
12 Jan 1948		248
12 Apr 1948		324
12 Jul 1948		155
11 Oct 1948		192
10 Jan 1949		250
11 Apr 1949		152
11 Jul 1949		147
10 Oct 1949		228
16 Jan 1950		242
17 Apr 1950		199
10 Jul 1950		148
16 Oct 1950		188
15 Jan 1951		202
16 Apr 1951		171
16 Jul 1951		143
15 Oct 1951		163
14 Jan 1952		142
21 Apr 1952		178
14 Jul 1952		153
13 Oct 1952		254
12 Jan 1953		211
13 Apr 1953		211
13 Jul 1953		163
12 Oct 1953		192
11 Jan 1954		236
12 Apr 1954		169
12 Jul 1954		132
11 Oct 1954		174
10 Jan 1955		178
18 Apr 1955		165
11 Jul 1955		133
10 Oct 1955		128
16 Jan 1956		172
16 Apr 1956		155
16 Jul 1956		180
15 Oct 1956		217
14 Jan 1957		360
15 Apr 1957		465
15 Jul 1957		252
14 Oct 1957		246
13 Jan 1958		387
14 Apr 1958		454
14 Jul 1958		321
13 Oct 1958		465
12 Jan 1959		656
13 Apr 1959		609
13 Jul 1959		342
12 Oct 1959		387
11 Jan 1960		444
11 Apr 1960		396
11 Jul 1960		256
10 Oct 1960		313
16 Jan 1961		354
10 Apr 1961		376
10 Jul 1961		280
16 Oct 1961		469
15 Jan 1962		601
09 Apr 1962		564
09 Jul 1962		587
15 Oct 1962		585
14 Jan 1963		1,451
08 Apr 1963		1,013
15 Jul 1963		545
14 Oct 1963		511
13 Jan 1964		676
13 Apr 1964		483
13 Jul 1964		276
12 Oct 1964		301
11 Jan 1965		340
12 Apr 1965		282
12 Jul 1965		274
11 Oct 1965		316
10 Jan 1966		373
10 Apr 1966		325
11 Jul 1966		342
10 Oct 1966		610
09 Jan 1967		1,042
10 Apr 1967		902
10 Jul 1967		716
09 Oct 1967		862
08 Jan 1968		847
08 Apr 1968		835
08 Jul 1968		701
14 Oct 1968		749
13 Jan 1969		726
14 Apr 1969		731
14 Jul 1969		672
13 Oct 1969		1,118
12 Jan 1970		753
13 Apr 1970		808
13 Jul 1970		816
12 Oct 1970		1,007
11 Jan 1971		1,270
05 Apr 1971		1,131
12 Jul 1971		1,184
11 Oct 1971		1,341
10 Jan 1972		1,306
10 Apr 1972		1,157
10 Jul 1972		885
09 Oct 1972		863
08 Jan 1973		804
09 Apr 1973		638
09 Jul 1973		487
08 Oct 1973		511
14 Jan 1974		665
08 Apr 1974		774
08 Jul 1974		616
14 Oct 1974		928

Date:	Source:
1927 - 1939	Ministry of Labour, Local Unemployment Index (Ministry of Labour) ,
1946 - 1974	Ministry of Labour, Labour Gazette (H.M.S.O.) ,

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