Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	9,597	1,123
11 Apr 1927	10,448	272
11 Jul 1927	10,475	245
17 Oct 1927	10,285	435
16 Jan 1928	10,816	784
16 Apr 1928	10,826	774
16 Jul 1928	11,061	539
15 Oct 1928	11,267	333
14 Jan 1929	11,202	598
15 Apr 1929	11,411	389
15 Jul 1929	11,511	289
14 Oct 1929	11,411	389
13 Jan 1930	12,415	675
14 Apr 1930	12,316	774
14 Jul 1930	12,205	885
13 Oct 1930	11,685	1,405
12 Jan 1931	10,707	2,853
13 Apr 1931	10,833	2,727
13 Jul 1931	11,314	2,246
12 Oct 1931	11,108	2,452
25 Jan 1932	10,564	2,946
25 Apr 1932	10,496	3,014
25 Jul 1932	10,656	2,854
24 Oct 1932	10,804	2,706
23 Jan 1933	9,924	3,446
24 Apr 1933	10,715	2,655
24 Jul 1933	11,280	2,090
23 Oct 1933	12,138	1,232
22 Jan 1934	12,581	1,149
23 Apr 1934	12,755	975
23 Jul 1934	12,929	801
22 Oct 1934	12,895	835
28 Jan 1935	13,458	1,202
15 Apr 1935	13,656	1,004
22 Jul 1935	13,855	805
21 Oct 1935	13,879	781
20 Jan 1936	14,099	1,161
27 Apr 1936	14,538	722
20 Jul 1936	14,809	451
26 Oct 1936	14,693	567
25 Jan 1937	15,707	603
19 Apr 1937	15,723	587
26 Jul 1937	15,951	359
18 Oct 1937	15,853	457
17 Jan 1938	17,287	683
04 Apr 1938	17,359	611
18 Jul 1938	17,071	899
17 Oct 1938	16,802	1,168
16 Jan 1939	19,680	1,190
17 Apr 1939	20,160	710
10 Jul 1939	20,411	459
15 Jul 1946		92
14 Oct 1946		85
13 Jan 1947		378
14 Apr 1947		378
14 Jul 1947		47
13 Oct 1947		71
12 Jan 1948		353
12 Apr 1948		115
12 Jul 1948		97
11 Oct 1948		120
10 Jan 1949		363
11 Apr 1949		255
11 Jul 1949		98
10 Oct 1949		117
16 Jan 1950		255
17 Apr 1950		497
10 Jul 1950		145
16 Oct 1950		196
15 Jan 1951		308
16 Apr 1951		163
16 Jul 1951		104
15 Oct 1951		162
14 Jan 1952		277
21 Apr 1952		277
14 Jul 1952		130
13 Oct 1952		146
12 Jan 1953		269
13 Apr 1953		184
13 Jul 1953		120
12 Oct 1953		148
11 Jan 1954		304
12 Apr 1954		223
12 Jul 1954		166
11 Oct 1954		191
10 Jan 1955		205
18 Apr 1955		254
11 Jul 1955		106
10 Oct 1955		151
16 Jan 1956		294
16 Apr 1956		338
16 Jul 1956		549
15 Oct 1956		375
14 Jan 1957		1,178
15 Apr 1957		609
15 Jul 1957		294
14 Oct 1957		333
13 Jan 1958		675
14 Apr 1958		599
14 Jul 1958		513
13 Oct 1958		819
12 Jan 1959		1,141
13 Apr 1959		1,083
13 Jul 1959		465
12 Oct 1959		475
11 Jan 1960		702
11 Apr 1960		756
11 Jul 1960		448
10 Oct 1960		435
16 Jan 1961		574
10 Apr 1961		520
10 Jul 1961		293
16 Oct 1961		594
15 Jan 1962		1,142
09 Apr 1962		878
09 Jul 1962		677
15 Oct 1962		783
14 Jan 1963		2,092
08 Apr 1963		1,332
15 Jul 1963		963
14 Oct 1963		746
13 Jan 1964		975
13 Apr 1964		869
13 Jul 1964		651
12 Oct 1964		527
11 Jan 1965		932
12 Apr 1965		908
12 Jul 1965		426
11 Oct 1965		506
10 Jan 1966		671
10 Apr 1966		908
11 Jul 1966		571
10 Oct 1966		670
09 Jan 1967		1,204
10 Apr 1967		1,423
10 Jul 1967		927
09 Oct 1967		1,090
08 Jan 1968		1,411
08 Apr 1968		1,465
08 Jul 1968		1,223
14 Oct 1968		1,127
13 Jan 1969		1,300
14 Apr 1969		1,389
14 Jul 1969		1,106
13 Oct 1969		1,288
12 Jan 1970		1,593
13 Apr 1970		2,039
13 Jul 1970		1,404
12 Oct 1970		1,251
11 Jan 1971		1,678
05 Apr 1971		2,078
12 Jul 1971		1,964
11 Oct 1971		1,748
10 Jan 1972		1,988
10 Apr 1972		2,247
10 Jul 1972		1,824
09 Oct 1972		1,693
08 Jan 1973		2,024
09 Apr 1973		2,078
09 Jul 1973		1,696
08 Oct 1973		1,394
14 Jan 1974		1,795
08 Apr 1974		1,914
08 Jul 1974		1,615
14 Oct 1974		1,257

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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