Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	47,422	6,078
11 Apr 1927	48,869	4,631
11 Jul 1927	49,834	3,666
17 Oct 1927	48,676	4,824
16 Jan 1928	47,036	5,284
16 Apr 1928	48,168	4,152
16 Jul 1928	48,640	3,680
15 Oct 1928	47,366	4,954
14 Jan 1929	47,480	5,600
15 Apr 1929	48,677	4,403
15 Jul 1929	49,442	3,638
14 Oct 1929	48,054	5,026
13 Jan 1930	49,023	5,727
14 Apr 1930	49,616	5,134
14 Jul 1930	49,813	4,937
13 Oct 1930	47,937	6,813
12 Jan 1931	48,179	8,601
13 Apr 1931	49,203	7,577
13 Jul 1931	49,817	6,963
12 Oct 1931	47,206	9,574
25 Jan 1932	49,455	10,225
25 Apr 1932	50,693	8,987
25 Jul 1932	51,608	8,072
24 Oct 1932	49,025	10,655
23 Jan 1933	50,655	9,815
24 Apr 1933	51,637	8,833
24 Jul 1933	53,327	7,143
23 Oct 1933	51,855	8,615
22 Jan 1934	52,301	9,469
23 Apr 1934	53,527	8,243
23 Jul 1934	55,476	6,294
22 Oct 1934	53,248	8,522
28 Jan 1935	52,300	9,600
15 Apr 1935	53,751	8,149
22 Jul 1935	55,816	6,084
21 Oct 1935	53,751	8,149
20 Jan 1936	55,124	8,556
27 Apr 1936	57,249	6,431
20 Jul 1936	58,972	4,708
26 Oct 1936	57,479	6,201
25 Jan 1937	59,489	6,831
19 Apr 1937	60,948	5,372
26 Jul 1937	62,076	4,244
18 Oct 1937	60,351	5,969
17 Jan 1938	62,411	7,089
04 Apr 1938	63,523	5,977
18 Jul 1938	65,469	4,031
17 Oct 1938	63,662	5,838
16 Jan 1939	66,784	6,686
17 Apr 1939	68,915	4,555
10 Jul 1939	70,237	3,233
16 Apr 1945		529
16 Jul 1945		504
15 Oct 1945		973
14 Jan 1946		2,143
08 Apr 1946		2,525
15 Jul 1946		2,106
14 Oct 1946		2,076
13 Jan 1947		1,974
14 Apr 1947		1,739
14 Jul 1947		1,030
13 Oct 1947		1,408
12 Jan 1948		2,582
12 Apr 1948		2,549
12 Jul 1948		2,432
11 Oct 1948		3,738
10 Jan 1949		4,342
11 Apr 1949		4,156
11 Jul 1949		2,978
10 Oct 1949		3,935
16 Jan 1950		4,806
17 Apr 1950		4,635
10 Jul 1950		3,481
16 Oct 1950		4,223
15 Jan 1951		4,141
16 Apr 1951		3,316
16 Jul 1951		2,426
15 Oct 1951		3,324
14 Jan 1952		3,904
21 Apr 1952		3,836
14 Jul 1952		2,791
13 Oct 1952		3,712
12 Jan 1953		3,846
13 Apr 1953		3,231
13 Jul 1953		2,238
12 Oct 1953		3,078
11 Jan 1954		3,245
12 Apr 1954		2,989
12 Jul 1954		1,959
11 Oct 1954		2,532
10 Jan 1955		2,567
18 Apr 1955		2,293
11 Jul 1955		1,421
10 Oct 1955		1,864
16 Jan 1956		2,142
16 Apr 1956		1,885
16 Jul 1956		1,414
15 Oct 1956		1,806
14 Jan 1957		2,295
15 Apr 1957		2,152
15 Jul 1957		1,631
14 Oct 1957		2,262
13 Jan 1958		2,809
14 Apr 1958		2,908
14 Jul 1958		2,738
13 Oct 1958		684
12 Jan 1959		989
13 Apr 1959		650
13 Jul 1959		361
12 Oct 1959		452
11 Jan 1960		445
11 Apr 1960		4,003
11 Jul 1960		2,387
10 Oct 1960		3,107
16 Jan 1961		3,658
10 Apr 1961		3,293
10 Jul 1961		1,988
16 Oct 1961		2,992
15 Jan 1962		3,887
09 Apr 1962		3,534
09 Jul 1962		2,887
15 Oct 1962		4,057
14 Jan 1963		7,439
08 Apr 1963		4,586
15 Jul 1963		2,857
14 Oct 1963		3,571
13 Jan 1964		3,556
13 Apr 1964		2,920
13 Jul 1964		2,065
12 Oct 1964		2,511
11 Jan 1965		2,841
12 Apr 1965		411
12 Jul 1965		1,834
11 Oct 1965		2,291
10 Jan 1966		2,503
10 Apr 1966		2,187
11 Jul 1966		1,844
10 Oct 1966		3,147
09 Jan 1967		4,696
10 Apr 1967		4,452
10 Jul 1967		3,589
09 Oct 1967		4,079
08 Jan 1968		4,961
08 Apr 1968		4,660
08 Jul 1968		4,006
14 Oct 1968		4,351
13 Jan 1969		4,786
14 Apr 1969		4,702
14 Jul 1969		4,182
13 Oct 1969		4,617
12 Jan 1970		5,122
13 Apr 1970		5,032
13 Jul 1970		4,251
12 Oct 1970		4,520
11 Jan 1971		5,796
05 Apr 1971		5,544
12 Jul 1971		4,924
11 Oct 1971		5,517
10 Jan 1972		5,852
10 Apr 1972		5,752
10 Jul 1972		4,583
09 Oct 1972		4,474
08 Jan 1973		4,413
09 Apr 1973		4,258
09 Jul 1973		3,397
08 Oct 1973		3,347
14 Jan 1974		4,386
08 Apr 1974		4,888
08 Jul 1974		4,017
14 Oct 1974		4,913

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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