Numbers Unemployed by Category
| Year | Men | Women | Juveniles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 1945 |
1,020
|
422
|
374
|
| 16 Jul 1945 |
1,227
|
408
|
149
|
| 15 Oct 1945 |
2,333
|
923
|
288
|
| 14 Jan 1946 |
4,122
|
1,906
|
310
|
| 08 Apr 1946 |
5,025
|
2,264
|
284
|
| 15 Jul 1946 |
5,275
|
2,159
|
226
|
| 14 Oct 1946 |
4,895
|
2,194
|
282
|
| 13 Jan 1947 |
5,138
|
2,126
|
284
|
| 14 Apr 1947 |
4,839
|
1,898
|
218
|
| 14 Jul 1947 |
3,400
|
1,318
|
122
|
| 13 Oct 1947 |
3,204
|
1,264
|
145
|
| 12 Jan 1948 |
4,168
|
1,082
|
128
|
| 12 Apr 1948 |
4,198
|
1,031
|
106
|
| 12 Jul 1948 |
3,981
|
888
|
76
|
| 11 Oct 1948 |
4,051
|
1,062
|
194
|
| 10 Jan 1949 |
4,630
|
1,170
|
342
|
| 11 Apr 1949 |
4,412
|
1,021
|
96
|
| 11 Jul 1949 |
3,691
|
785
|
114
|
| 10 Oct 1949 |
4,576
|
1,043
|
270
|
| 16 Jan 1950 |
4,999
|
1,330
|
352
|
| 17 Apr 1950 |
4,904
|
1,403
|
395
|
| 10 Jul 1950 |
4,174
|
1,262
|
84
|
| 16 Oct 1950 |
3,722
|
1,412
|
196
|
| 15 Jan 1951 |
4,274
|
1,300
|
245
|
| 16 Apr 1951 |
3,373
|
1,147
|
154
|
| 16 Jul 1951 |
2,772
|
1,016
|
84
|
| 15 Oct 1951 |
2,824
|
1,462
|
143
|
| 14 Jan 1952 |
3,618
|
1,533
|
379
|
| 21 Apr 1952 |
3,083
|
1,500
|
408
|
| 14 Jul 1952 |
2,633
|
1,308
|
86
|
| 13 Oct 1952 |
3,110
|
1,568
|
162
|
| 12 Jan 1953 |
3,544
|
1,639
|
399
|
| 13 Apr 1953 |
2,908
|
1,418
|
330
|
| 13 Jul 1953 |
2,305
|
1,124
|
88
|
| 12 Oct 1953 |
2,525
|
1,401
|
117
|
| 11 Jan 1954 |
3,259
|
1,351
|
235
|
| 12 Apr 1954 |
2,907
|
1,496
|
616
|
| 12 Jul 1954 |
2,104
|
1,113
|
49
|
| 11 Oct 1954 |
2,270
|
1,177
|
82
|
| 10 Jan 1955 |
2,487
|
1,215
|
296
|
| 18 Apr 1955 |
2,370
|
1,008
|
260
|
| 11 Jul 1955 |
1,594
|
735
|
86
|
| 10 Oct 1955 |
1,647
|
876
|
111
|
| 16 Jan 1956 |
2,056
|
959
|
209
|
| 16 Apr 1956 |
1,766
|
878
|
173
|
| 16 Jul 1956 |
1,433
|
656
|
64
|
| 15 Oct 1956 |
1,738
|
873
|
104
|
| 14 Jan 1957 |
2,526
|
902
|
212
|
| 15 Apr 1957 |
2,685
|
808
|
489
|
| 15 Jul 1957 |
1,919
|
556
|
87
|
| 14 Oct 1957 |
1,712
|
631
|
145
|
| 13 Jan 1958 |
2,697
|
691
|
282
|
| 14 Apr 1958 |
2,781
|
802
|
249
|
| 14 Jul 1958 |
2,532
|
736
|
129
|
| 13 Oct 1958 |
2,783
|
1,008
|
184
|
| 12 Jan 1959 |
4,336
|
1,149
|
430
|
| 13 Apr 1959 |
3,633
|
1,110
|
281
|
| 13 Jul 1959 |
3,166
|
907
|
132
|
| 12 Oct 1959 |
3,345
|
1,088
|
307
|
| 11 Jan 1960 |
4,119
|
1,080
|
512
|
| 11 Apr 1960 |
4,158
|
1,089
|
257
|
| 11 Jul 1960 |
3,170
|
973
|
132
|
| 10 Oct 1960 |
3,249
|
1,236
|
263
|
| 16 Jan 1961 |
3,670
|
1,025
|
373
|
| 10 Apr 1961 |
3,132
|
847
|
383
|
| 10 Jul 1961 |
2,739
|
713
|
153
|
| 16 Oct 1961 |
3,331
|
858
|
260
|
| 15 Jan 1962 |
4,381
|
843
|
662
|
| 09 Apr 1962 |
4,171
|
1,268
|
256
|
| 09 Jul 1962 |
3,921
|
1,079
|
389
|
| 15 Oct 1962 |
4,579
|
1,154
|
777
|
| 14 Jan 1963 |
7,195
|
1,295
|
1,191
|
| 08 Apr 1963 |
6,073
|
1,175
|
747
|
| Date: | Source: |
|---|---|
| 1945 - 1963 | Ministry of Labour, Labour Gazette (H.M.S.O.) , |
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