Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	6,705	225
11 Apr 1927	6,798	132
11 Jul 1927	6,778	152
17 Oct 1927	6,731	199
16 Jan 1928	6,872	238
16 Apr 1928	6,974	136
16 Jul 1928	7,001	109
15 Oct 1928	6,954	156
14 Jan 1929	7,070	230
15 Apr 1929	7,174	126
15 Jul 1929	7,216	84
14 Oct 1929	7,146	154
13 Jan 1930	7,580	270
14 Apr 1930	7,662	188
14 Jul 1930	7,617	233
13 Oct 1930	7,452	398
12 Jan 1931	7,869	661
13 Apr 1931	8,122	408
13 Jul 1931	8,147	383
12 Oct 1931	7,927	603
25 Jan 1932	7,920	800
25 Apr 1932	8,170	550
25 Jul 1932	8,253	467
24 Oct 1932	8,045	675
23 Jan 1933	8,274	846
24 Apr 1933	8,667	453
24 Jul 1933	8,745	375
23 Oct 1933	8,667	453
22 Jan 1934	9,200	550
23 Apr 1934	9,461	289
23 Jul 1934	9,517	233
22 Oct 1934	9,331	419
28 Jan 1935	10,593	577
15 Apr 1935	10,839	331
22 Jul 1935	10,882	288
21 Oct 1935	10,786	384
20 Jan 1936	11,441	599
27 Apr 1936	11,614	426
20 Jul 1936	11,591	449
26 Oct 1936	11,465	575
25 Jan 1937	12,917	883
19 Apr 1937	13,207	593
26 Jul 1937	13,220	580
18 Oct 1937	13,138	662
17 Jan 1938	12,563	1,197
04 Apr 1938	13,017	743
18 Jul 1938	12,893	867
17 Oct 1938	12,494	1,266
16 Jan 1939	12,395	1,485
17 Apr 1939	12,992	888
10 Jul 1939	13,006	874
10 Oct 1966		760
09 Jan 1967		945
10 Apr 1967		832
10 Jul 1967		771
09 Oct 1967		809
08 Jan 1968		951
08 Apr 1968		888
08 Jul 1968		1,158
14 Oct 1968		1,244
13 Jan 1969		1,478
14 Apr 1969		1,321
14 Jul 1969		1,132
13 Oct 1969		1,327
12 Jan 1970		1,586
13 Apr 1970		1,439
13 Jul 1970		1,151
12 Oct 1970		1,127
11 Jan 1971		1,409
05 Apr 1971		1,310
12 Jul 1971		1,270
11 Oct 1971		1,241
10 Jan 1972		1,367
10 Apr 1972		1,242
10 Jul 1972		1,026
09 Oct 1972		1,049
08 Jan 1973		1,154
09 Apr 1973		1,071
09 Jul 1973		826
08 Oct 1973		763
14 Jan 1974		1,024
08 Apr 1974		927
08 Jul 1974		822
14 Oct 1974		1,039

Date:	Source:
1927 - 1939	Ministry of Labour, Local Unemployment Index (Ministry of Labour) ,
1966 - 1974	Ministry of Labour, Labour Gazette (H.M.S.O.) ,

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