Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	31,993	2,237
11 Apr 1927	32,739	1,491
11 Jul 1927	32,705	1,525
17 Oct 1927	32,772	1,458
16 Jan 1928	33,037	1,903
16 Apr 1928	33,141	1,799
16 Jul 1928	31,307	3,633
15 Oct 1928	30,892	4,048
14 Jan 1929	29,067	6,433
15 Apr 1929	30,543	4,957
15 Jul 1929	32,406	3,094
14 Oct 1929	32,758	2,742
13 Jan 1930	30,912	5,058
14 Apr 1930	31,589	4,381
14 Jul 1930	31,874	4,096
13 Oct 1930	29,950	6,020
12 Jan 1931	30,478	6,522
13 Apr 1931	29,635	7,365
13 Jul 1931	31,541	5,459
12 Oct 1931	30,148	6,852
25 Jan 1932	31,846	6,584
25 Apr 1932	32,189	6,241
25 Jul 1932	32,189	6,241
24 Oct 1932	31,428	7,002
23 Jan 1933	29,310	6,970
24 Apr 1933	27,442	8,838
24 Jul 1933	31,466	4,814
23 Oct 1933	30,963	5,317
22 Jan 1934	31,624	6,176
23 Apr 1934	33,233	4,567
23 Jul 1934	32,485	5,315
22 Oct 1934	32,447	5,353
28 Jan 1935	34,790	4,870
15 Apr 1935	35,772	3,888
22 Jul 1935	36,204	3,456
21 Oct 1935	35,615	4,045
20 Jan 1936	34,491	4,389
27 Apr 1936	35,684	3,196
20 Jul 1936	35,453	3,427
26 Oct 1936	35,299	3,581
25 Jan 1937	36,017	3,913
19 Apr 1937	37,255	2,675
26 Jul 1937	37,055	2,875
18 Oct 1937	36,137	3,793
17 Jan 1938	36,531	4,469
04 Apr 1938	37,310	3,690
18 Jul 1938	37,105	3,895
17 Oct 1938	36,982	4,018
16 Jan 1939	37,835	3,925
17 Apr 1939	38,461	3,299
10 Jul 1939	39,380	2,380
16 Apr 1945		53
16 Jul 1945		56
15 Oct 1945		138
14 Jan 1946		238
08 Apr 1946		302
15 Jul 1946		355
14 Oct 1946		345
13 Jan 1947		388
14 Apr 1947		354
14 Jul 1947		152
13 Oct 1947		159
12 Jan 1948		213
12 Apr 1948		211
12 Jul 1948		261
11 Oct 1948		211
10 Jan 1949		185
11 Apr 1949		152
11 Jul 1949		114
10 Oct 1949		129
16 Jan 1950		162
17 Apr 1950		164
10 Jul 1950		154
16 Oct 1950		154
15 Jan 1951		146
16 Apr 1951		104
16 Jul 1951		127
15 Oct 1951		188
14 Jan 1952		365
21 Apr 1952		806
14 Jul 1952		766
13 Oct 1952		625
12 Jan 1953		580
13 Apr 1953		348
13 Jul 1953		280
12 Oct 1953		247
11 Jan 1954		310
12 Apr 1954		278
12 Jul 1954		313
11 Oct 1954		305
10 Jan 1955		331
18 Apr 1955		255
11 Jul 1955		214
10 Oct 1955		228
16 Jan 1956		233
16 Apr 1956		221
16 Jul 1956		248
15 Oct 1956		332
14 Jan 1957		966
15 Apr 1957		570
15 Jul 1957		425
14 Oct 1957		382
13 Jan 1958		554
14 Apr 1958		513
14 Jul 1958		500
13 Oct 1958		630
12 Jan 1959		798
13 Apr 1959		502
13 Jul 1959		478
12 Oct 1959		472
11 Jan 1960		445
11 Apr 1960		350
11 Jul 1960		253
10 Oct 1960		270
16 Jan 1961		468
10 Apr 1961		269
10 Jul 1961		199
16 Oct 1961		276
15 Jan 1962		505
09 Apr 1962		528
09 Jul 1962		523
15 Oct 1962		583
14 Jan 1963		1,966
08 Apr 1963		901
15 Jul 1963		552
14 Oct 1963		553
13 Jan 1964		606
13 Apr 1964		460
13 Jul 1964		311
12 Oct 1964		342
11 Jan 1965		333
12 Apr 1965		3,895
12 Jul 1965		343
11 Oct 1965		446
10 Jan 1966		421
10 Apr 1966		358
11 Jul 1966		358
10 Oct 1966		705
09 Jan 1967		1,342
10 Apr 1967		1,600
10 Jul 1967		661
09 Oct 1967		794
08 Jan 1968		1,016
08 Apr 1968		790
08 Jul 1968		1,167
14 Oct 1968		1,249
13 Jan 1969		931
14 Apr 1969		835
14 Jul 1969		704
13 Oct 1969		822
12 Jan 1970		1,081
13 Apr 1970		990
13 Jul 1970		799
12 Oct 1970		842
11 Jan 1971		1,023
05 Apr 1971		1,204
12 Jul 1971		1,084
11 Oct 1971		1,243
10 Jan 1972		1,382
10 Apr 1972		1,422
10 Jul 1972		1,110
09 Oct 1972		962
08 Jan 1973		862
09 Apr 1973		765
09 Jul 1973		676
08 Oct 1973		631
14 Jan 1974		955
08 Apr 1974		1,162
08 Jul 1974		1,090
14 Oct 1974		1,270

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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