Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	19,506	6,664
11 Apr 1927	21,292	4,878
11 Jul 1927	22,391	3,779
17 Oct 1927	22,918	3,252
16 Jan 1928	21,211	3,579
16 Apr 1928	21,232	3,558
16 Jul 1928	20,929	3,861
15 Oct 1928	20,712	4,078
14 Jan 1929	19,486	4,234
15 Apr 1929	20,690	3,030
15 Jul 1929	20,461	3,259
14 Oct 1929	20,337	3,383
13 Jan 1930	20,399	3,491
14 Apr 1930	19,897	3,993
14 Jul 1930	20,043	3,847
13 Oct 1930	18,287	5,603
12 Jan 1931	18,173	7,827
13 Apr 1931	17,423	8,577
13 Jul 1931	16,331	9,669
12 Oct 1931	15,420	10,580
25 Jan 1932	16,113	10,817
25 Apr 1932	16,703	10,227
25 Jul 1932	16,726	10,204
24 Oct 1932	16,797	10,133
23 Jan 1933	16,000	10,470
24 Apr 1933	16,626	9,844
24 Jul 1933	17,506	8,964
23 Oct 1933	17,900	8,570
22 Jan 1934	18,282	8,718
23 Apr 1934	18,896	8,104
23 Jul 1934	19,014	7,986
22 Oct 1934	18,353	8,647
28 Jan 1935	19,074	8,456
15 Apr 1935	19,243	8,287
22 Jul 1935	19,315	8,215
21 Oct 1935	19,219	8,311
20 Jan 1936	19,239	7,911
27 Apr 1936	20,165	6,985
20 Jul 1936	20,593	6,557
26 Oct 1936	20,878	6,272
25 Jan 1937	22,482	6,048
19 Apr 1937	22,253	6,277
26 Jul 1937	22,539	5,991
18 Oct 1937	22,653	5,877
17 Jan 1938	22,764	6,346
04 Apr 1938	23,463	5,647
18 Jul 1938	23,404	5,706
17 Oct 1938	23,172	5,938
16 Jan 1939	23,482	6,318
17 Apr 1939	24,049	5,751
10 Jul 1939	24,645	5,155
16 Apr 1945		700
16 Jul 1945		699
15 Oct 1945		1,585
14 Jan 1946		1,981
08 Apr 1946		2,562
15 Jul 1946		2,411
14 Oct 1946		2,395
13 Jan 1947		2,710
14 Apr 1947		2,311
14 Jul 1947		1,840
13 Oct 1947		2,019
12 Jan 1948		2,141
12 Apr 1948		1,890
12 Jul 1948		2,058
11 Oct 1948		2,305
10 Jan 1949		2,332
11 Apr 1949		2,628
11 Jul 1949		2,205
10 Oct 1949		2,419
16 Jan 1950		2,651
17 Apr 1950		2,678
10 Jul 1950		2,752
16 Oct 1950		2,887
15 Jan 1951		3,067
16 Apr 1951		2,868
16 Jul 1951		2,502
15 Oct 1951		2,699
14 Jan 1952		2,918
21 Apr 1952		2,824
14 Jul 1952		2,835
13 Oct 1952		3,108
12 Jan 1953		3,312
13 Apr 1953		3,036
13 Jul 1953		2,442
12 Oct 1953		2,480
11 Jan 1954		2,615
12 Apr 1954		2,343
12 Jul 1954		1,916
11 Oct 1954		1,946
10 Jan 1955		2,066
18 Apr 1955		1,939
11 Jul 1955		1,608
10 Oct 1955		1,714
16 Jan 1956		1,866
16 Apr 1956		1,599
16 Jul 1956		1,533
15 Oct 1956		1,876
14 Jan 1957		2,028
15 Apr 1957		1,939
15 Jul 1957		2,121
14 Oct 1957		1,909
13 Jan 1958		2,538
14 Apr 1958		2,584
14 Jul 1958		2,443
13 Oct 1958		2,608
12 Jan 1959		2,838
13 Apr 1959		2,915
13 Jul 1959		2,538
12 Oct 1959		2,441
11 Jan 1960		2,670
11 Apr 1960		3,120
11 Jul 1960		2,973
10 Oct 1960		21,188
16 Jan 1961		3,578
10 Apr 1961		3,074
10 Jul 1961		3,032
16 Oct 1961		3,054
15 Jan 1962		3,250
09 Apr 1962		2,945
16 Jul 1962		3,084
15 Oct 1962		3,705
14 Jan 1963		4,112
08 Apr 1963		4,096
15 Jul 1963		4,030
14 Oct 1963		3,368
13 Jan 1964		3,251
13 Apr 1964		3,503
13 Jul 1964		3,474
12 Oct 1964		3,163
11 Jan 1965		3,064
12 Apr 1965		2,783
12 Jul 1965		2,287
11 Oct 1965		2,197
10 Jan 1966		1,916
10 Apr 1966		1,999
11 Jul 1966		1,723
10 Oct 1966		1,762
09 Jan 1967		2,383
10 Apr 1967		2,461
10 Jul 1967		2,727
09 Oct 1967		2,897
08 Jan 1968		3,011
08 Apr 1968		2,992
08 Jul 1968		2,889
14 Oct 1968		2,831
13 Jan 1969		2,717
14 Apr 1969		2,537
14 Jul 1969		2,751
13 Oct 1969		2,492
12 Jan 1970		2,910
13 Apr 1970		2,775
13 Jul 1970		2,996
12 Oct 1970		2,902
11 Jan 1971		3,261
05 Apr 1971		3,795
12 Jul 1971		3,537
11 Oct 1971		3,688
10 Jan 1972		3,578
10 Apr 1972		3,624
10 Jul 1972		3,566
09 Oct 1972		3,957
08 Jan 1973		3,278
09 Apr 1973		2,960
09 Jul 1973		2,662
08 Oct 1973		2,125
14 Jan 1974		2,215
08 Apr 1974		2,318
08 Jul 1974		2,426
14 Oct 1974		2,071

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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