Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	11,938	3,202
11 Apr 1927	12,822	2,318
11 Jul 1927	13,961	1,179
17 Oct 1927	14,055	1,085
16 Jan 1928	13,501	1,169
16 Apr 1928	13,086	1,584
16 Jul 1928	13,242	1,428
15 Oct 1928	13,216	1,454
14 Jan 1929	12,915	1,665
15 Apr 1929	12,580	2,000
15 Jul 1929	13,483	1,097
14 Oct 1929	13,393	1,187
13 Jan 1930	12,792	1,548
14 Apr 1930	12,953	1,397
14 Jul 1930	12,470	1,880
13 Oct 1930	11,302	3,048
12 Jan 1931	11,287	3,323
13 Apr 1931	10,912	3,698
13 Jul 1931	11,002	3,608
12 Oct 1931	11,015	3,595
25 Jan 1932	12,106	3,334
25 Apr 1932	12,024	3,416
25 Jul 1932	11,258	4,182
24 Oct 1932	11,969	3,471
23 Jan 1933	11,776	3,644
24 Apr 1933	12,049	3,371
24 Jul 1933	12,008	3,412
23 Oct 1933	12,404	3,016
22 Jan 1934	12,188	3,132
23 Apr 1934	12,527	2,793
23 Jul 1934	12,676	2,644
22 Oct 1934	12,771	2,549
28 Jan 1935	12,212	2,788
15 Apr 1935	12,531	2,469
22 Jul 1935	12,517	2,483
21 Oct 1935	12,597	2,403
20 Jan 1936	12,297	2,613
27 Apr 1936	12,719	2,191
20 Jul 1936	12,759	2,151
26 Oct 1936	12,865	2,045
25 Jan 1937	12,744	2,196
19 Apr 1937	13,192	1,748
26 Jul 1937	13,297	1,643
18 Oct 1937	13,192	1,748
17 Jan 1938	12,989	1,941
04 Apr 1938	12,900	2,030
18 Jul 1938	12,302	2,628
17 Oct 1938	13,034	1,896
16 Jan 1939	13,435	2,115
17 Apr 1939	13,793	1,757
10 Jul 1939	14,104	1,446
09 Apr 1962		2,607
16 Jul 1962		2,683
15 Oct 1962		2,558
14 Jan 1963		4,145
08 Apr 1963		3,473
15 Jul 1963		3,193
14 Oct 1963		2,733
13 Jan 1964		3,129
13 Apr 1964		2,762
13 Jul 1964		2,472
12 Oct 1964		2,249
11 Jan 1965		2,555
12 Apr 1965		2,461
12 Jul 1965		2,385
11 Oct 1965		2,529
10 Jan 1966		2,825
10 Apr 1966		2,371
11 Jul 1966		2,270
10 Oct 1966		2,157
09 Jan 1967		2,536
10 Apr 1967		2,587
10 Jul 1967		2,515
09 Oct 1967		2,350
08 Jan 1968		3,131
08 Apr 1968		2,889
08 Jul 1968		3,085
14 Oct 1968		3,012
13 Jan 1969		3,235
14 Apr 1969		2,881
14 Jul 1969		3,047
13 Oct 1969		2,776
12 Jan 1970		3,101
13 Apr 1970		2,811
13 Jul 1970		3,066
12 Oct 1970		2,819
11 Jan 1971		3,375
05 Apr 1971		3,882
12 Jul 1971		3,893
11 Oct 1971		3,737
10 Jan 1972		4,246
10 Apr 1972		4,283
10 Jul 1972		4,137
09 Oct 1972		3,696
08 Jan 1973		3,529
09 Apr 1973		3,202
09 Jul 1973		2,645
08 Oct 1973		2,203
14 Jan 1974		2,611
08 Apr 1974		2,686
08 Jul 1974		2,309
14 Oct 1974		2,139

Date:	Source:
1927 - 1939	Ministry of Labour, Local Unemployment Index (Ministry of Labour) ,
1962 - 1974	Ministry of Labour, Labour Gazette (H.M.S.O.) ,

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