Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	21,678	2,762
11 Apr 1927	23,096	1,344
11 Jul 1927	23,658	782
17 Oct 1927	22,387	2,053
16 Jan 1928	20,227	3,023
16 Apr 1928	21,320	1,930
16 Jul 1928	22,018	1,232
15 Oct 1928	20,995	2,255
14 Jan 1929	20,500	4,140
15 Apr 1929	21,930	2,710
15 Jul 1929	23,137	1,503
14 Oct 1929	21,732	2,908
13 Jan 1930	19,231	5,519
14 Apr 1930	20,394	4,356
14 Jul 1930	21,557	3,193
13 Oct 1930	20,072	4,678
12 Jan 1931	18,764	7,966
13 Apr 1931	20,074	6,656
13 Jul 1931	22,453	4,277
12 Oct 1931	21,197	5,533
25 Jan 1932	20,299	8,251
25 Apr 1932	21,841	6,709
25 Jul 1932	24,210	4,340
24 Oct 1932	22,640	5,910
23 Jan 1933	21,207	7,413
24 Apr 1933	22,667	5,953
24 Jul 1933	24,899	3,721
23 Oct 1933	23,669	4,951
22 Jan 1934	23,971	6,999
23 Apr 1934	25,055	5,915
23 Jul 1934	27,563	3,407
22 Oct 1934	24,900	6,070
28 Jan 1935	23,660	8,400
15 Apr 1935	24,911	7,149
22 Jul 1935	28,117	3,943
21 Oct 1935	25,103	6,957
20 Jan 1936	22,896	9,954
27 Apr 1936	25,459	7,391
20 Jul 1936	29,007	3,843
26 Oct 1936	24,835	8,015
25 Jan 1937	26,055	8,965
19 Apr 1937	27,771	7,249
26 Jul 1937	31,518	3,502
18 Oct 1937	30,012	5,008
17 Jan 1938	25,135	9,775
04 Apr 1938	26,985	7,925
18 Jul 1938	31,070	3,840
17 Oct 1938	28,626	6,284
16 Jan 1939	27,756	10,634
17 Apr 1939	29,791	8,599
10 Jul 1939	34,321	4,069
16 Apr 1945		197
16 Jul 1945		107
15 Oct 1945		329
14 Jan 1946		517
08 Apr 1946		578
15 Jul 1946		291
14 Oct 1946		542
13 Jan 1947		1,254
14 Apr 1947		1,061
14 Jul 1947		426
13 Oct 1947		975
12 Jan 1948		1,868
12 Apr 1948		3,189
12 Jul 1948		1,416
11 Oct 1948		2,419
10 Jan 1949		3,947
11 Apr 1949		2,782
11 Jul 1949		686
10 Oct 1949		1,194
16 Jan 1950		3,820
17 Apr 1950		2,627
10 Jul 1950		1,254
16 Oct 1950		2,226
15 Jan 1951		4,136
16 Apr 1951		2,502
16 Jul 1951		1,452
15 Oct 1951		2,350
14 Jan 1952		4,362
21 Apr 1952		3,566
14 Jul 1952		2,071
13 Oct 1952		2,716
12 Jan 1953		4,299
13 Apr 1953		2,398
13 Jul 1953		823
12 Oct 1953		1,313
11 Jan 1954		2,945
12 Apr 1954		1,952
12 Jul 1954		559
11 Oct 1954		867
10 Jan 1955		2,156
18 Apr 1955		1,193
11 Jul 1955		210
10 Oct 1955		594
16 Jan 1956		1,945
16 Apr 1956		1,266
16 Jul 1956		602
15 Oct 1956		983
14 Jan 1957		2,669
15 Apr 1957		2,206
15 Jul 1957		894
14 Oct 1957		1,293
13 Jan 1958		2,865
14 Apr 1958		2,387
14 Jul 1958		1,278
13 Oct 1958		1,976
12 Jan 1959		3,791
13 Apr 1959		2,880
13 Jul 1959		1,239
12 Oct 1959		1,489
11 Jan 1960		2,968
11 Apr 1960		2,356
11 Jul 1960		19,518
10 Oct 1960		1,090
16 Jan 1961		2,335
10 Apr 1961		1,718
10 Jul 1961		699
16 Oct 1961		1,279
15 Jan 1962		2,530
09 Apr 1962		2,386
09 Jul 1962		1,041
15 Oct 1962		1,729
14 Jan 1963		3,808
08 Apr 1963		3,177
15 Jul 1963		1,325
14 Oct 1963		1,798
13 Jan 1964		3,252
13 Apr 1964		2,337
13 Jul 1964		926
12 Oct 1964		1,347
11 Jan 1965		2,712
12 Apr 1965		2,095
12 Jul 1965		1,003
11 Oct 1965		1,393
10 Jan 1966		2,736
10 Apr 1966		1,979
11 Jul 1966		951
10 Oct 1966		1,500
09 Jan 1967		3,275
10 Apr 1967		2,804
10 Jul 1967		1,520
09 Oct 1967		1,767
08 Jan 1968		3,387
08 Apr 1968		2,849
08 Jul 1968		2,466
14 Oct 1968		3,066
13 Jan 1969		4,702
14 Apr 1969		4,091
14 Jul 1969		2,740
13 Oct 1969		3,263
12 Jan 1970		4,788
13 Apr 1970		4,130
13 Jul 1970		3,027
12 Oct 1970		2,994
11 Jan 1971		4,918
05 Apr 1971		4,988
12 Jul 1971		3,340
11 Oct 1971		4,002
10 Jan 1972		5,976
10 Apr 1972		5,428
10 Jul 1972		3,633
09 Oct 1972		4,009
08 Jan 1973		5,275
09 Apr 1973		4,338
09 Jul 1973		2,304
08 Oct 1973		2,269
14 Jan 1974		4,050
08 Apr 1974		4,007
08 Jul 1974		2,616
14 Oct 1974		3,229

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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