Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	17,959	7,051
11 Apr 1927	19,841	5,169
11 Jul 1927	20,657	4,353
17 Oct 1927	21,246	3,764
16 Jan 1928	18,473	5,247
16 Apr 1928	18,774	4,946
16 Jul 1928	18,473	5,247
15 Oct 1928	18,280	5,440
14 Jan 1929	17,415	5,755
15 Apr 1929	18,444	4,726
15 Jul 1929	19,032	4,138
14 Oct 1929	18,444	4,726
13 Jan 1930	17,630	5,630
14 Apr 1930	16,533	6,727
14 Jul 1930	16,154	7,106
13 Oct 1930	13,898	9,362
12 Jan 1931	13,045	10,975
13 Apr 1931	13,111	10,909
13 Jul 1931	13,307	10,713
12 Oct 1931	12,784	11,236
25 Jan 1932	13,922	11,168
25 Apr 1932	14,309	10,781
25 Jul 1932	14,695	10,395
24 Oct 1932	13,649	11,441
23 Jan 1933	13,566	11,794
24 Apr 1933	14,072	11,288
24 Jul 1933	14,739	10,621
23 Oct 1933	15,290	10,070
22 Jan 1934	14,651	10,519
23 Apr 1934	15,085	10,085
23 Jul 1934	16,317	8,853
22 Oct 1934	15,883	9,287
28 Jan 1935	14,081	10,649
15 Apr 1935	14,978	9,752
22 Jul 1935	16,256	8,474
21 Oct 1935	16,188	8,542
20 Jan 1936	15,026	9,204
27 Apr 1936	16,256	7,974
20 Jul 1936	17,706	6,524
26 Oct 1936	17,552	6,678
25 Jan 1937	16,668	7,042
19 Apr 1937	17,356	6,354
26 Jul 1937	19,632	4,078
18 Oct 1937	19,513	4,197
17 Jan 1938	18,435	5,885
04 Apr 1938	18,240	6,080
18 Jul 1938	18,532	5,788
17 Oct 1938	17,997	6,323
16 Jan 1939	16,487	8,493
17 Apr 1939	17,511	7,469
10 Jul 1939	19,834	5,146
16 Apr 1945		617
16 Jul 1945		569
15 Oct 1945		1,575
14 Jan 1946		2,242
08 Apr 1946		2,548
15 Jul 1946		2,492
14 Oct 1946		2,124
13 Jan 1947		2,451
14 Apr 1947		2,707
14 Jul 1947		1,990
13 Oct 1947		1,505
12 Jan 1948		1,717
12 Apr 1948		1,627
12 Jul 1948		1,356
11 Oct 1948		1,312
10 Jan 1949		1,263
11 Apr 1949		1,426
11 Jul 1949		1,071
10 Oct 1949		1,169
16 Jan 1950		1,574
17 Apr 1950		1,378
10 Jul 1950		1,206
16 Oct 1950		1,400
15 Jan 1951		1,222
16 Apr 1951		1,078
16 Jul 1951		953
15 Oct 1951		1,239
14 Jan 1952		1,482
21 Apr 1952		1,578
14 Jul 1952		1,117
13 Oct 1952		1,257
12 Jan 1953		1,511
13 Apr 1953		1,513
13 Jul 1953		1,047
12 Oct 1953		1,271
11 Jan 1954		1,597
12 Apr 1954		1,467
12 Jul 1954		1,118
11 Oct 1954		1,218
10 Jan 1955		1,520
18 Apr 1955		1,346
11 Jul 1955		929
10 Oct 1955		824
16 Jan 1956		1,023
16 Apr 1956		983
16 Jul 1956		670
15 Oct 1956		751
14 Jan 1957		909
15 Apr 1957		954
15 Jul 1957		660
14 Oct 1957		696
13 Jan 1958		1,046
14 Apr 1958		1,168
14 Jul 1958		1,101
13 Oct 1958		1,474
12 Jan 1959		2,019
13 Apr 1959		1,903
13 Jul 1959		1,802
12 Oct 1959		1,967
11 Jan 1960		2,210
11 Apr 1960		2,494
11 Jul 1960		277
10 Oct 1960		1,378
16 Jan 1961		1,365
10 Apr 1961		1,267
10 Jul 1961		1,295
16 Oct 1961		1,831
15 Jan 1962		2,330
09 Apr 1962		2,344
16 Jul 1962		2,302
15 Oct 1962		59
14 Jan 1963		4,502
08 Apr 1963		3,883
15 Jul 1963		3,126
14 Oct 1963		3,079
13 Jan 1964		2,567
13 Apr 1964		2,213
13 Jul 1964		1,910
12 Oct 1964		1,868
11 Jan 1965		1,759
12 Apr 1965		1,446
12 Jul 1965		1,194
11 Oct 1965		1,390
10 Jan 1966		1,444
10 Apr 1966		1,354
11 Jul 1966		1,183
10 Oct 1966		1,582
09 Jan 1967		2,157
10 Apr 1967		2,273
10 Jul 1967		1,950
09 Oct 1967		2,191
08 Jan 1968		2,363
08 Apr 1968		2,376
08 Jul 1968		2,457
14 Oct 1968		2,619
13 Jan 1969		2,766
14 Apr 1969		2,655
14 Jul 1969		2,152
13 Oct 1969		2,275
12 Jan 1970		2,418
13 Apr 1970		2,456
13 Jul 1970		2,312
12 Oct 1970		2,294
11 Jan 1971		2,728
05 Apr 1971		2,972
12 Jul 1971		3,126
11 Oct 1971		3,673
10 Jan 1972		4,248
10 Apr 1972		4,370
10 Jul 1972		3,603
09 Oct 1972		3,432
08 Jan 1973		3,274
09 Apr 1973		2,999
09 Jul 1973		2,526
08 Oct 1973		2,185
14 Jan 1974		2,441
08 Apr 1974		2,606
08 Jul 1974		2,495
14 Oct 1974		2,300

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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