Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	27,071	3,919
11 Apr 1927	24,070	6,920
11 Jul 1927	27,009	3,981
17 Oct 1927	27,377	3,613
16 Jan 1928	25,455	3,985
16 Apr 1928	25,193	4,247
16 Jul 1928	24,088	5,352
15 Oct 1928	24,088	5,352
14 Jan 1929	23,963	4,567
15 Apr 1929	24,386	4,144
15 Jul 1929	23,174	5,356
14 Oct 1929	23,907	4,623
13 Jan 1930	19,922	6,958
14 Apr 1930	18,009	8,871
14 Jul 1930	14,052	12,828
13 Oct 1930	14,610	12,270
12 Jan 1931	13,700	14,250
13 Apr 1931	15,799	12,151
13 Jul 1931	15,495	12,455
12 Oct 1931	17,180	10,770
25 Jan 1932	17,935	9,605
25 Apr 1932	18,669	8,871
25 Jul 1932	17,037	10,503
24 Oct 1932	18,969	8,571
23 Jan 1933	17,836	9,224
24 Apr 1933	18,103	8,957
24 Jul 1933	18,504	8,556
23 Oct 1933	19,841	7,219
22 Jan 1934	19,208	7,202
23 Apr 1934	19,730	6,680
23 Jul 1934	18,503	7,907
22 Oct 1934	19,495	6,915
28 Jan 1935	18,468	6,822
15 Apr 1935	19,393	5,897
22 Jul 1935	18,668	6,622
21 Oct 1935	19,818	5,472
20 Jan 1936	19,186	5,484
27 Apr 1936	19,478	5,192
20 Jul 1936	19,429	5,241
26 Oct 1936	19,673	4,997
25 Jan 1937	19,000	4,840
19 Apr 1937	20,073	3,767
26 Jul 1937	20,240	3,600
18 Oct 1937	20,169	3,671
17 Jan 1938	18,636	4,984
04 Apr 1938	18,802	4,818
18 Jul 1938	18,093	5,527
17 Oct 1938	18,305	5,315
16 Jan 1939	17,890	5,900
17 Apr 1939	19,199	4,591
10 Jul 1939	19,793	3,997
16 Apr 1945		143
16 Jul 1945		117
15 Oct 1945		534
14 Jan 1946		570
08 Apr 1946		510
15 Jul 1946		530
14 Oct 1946		553
13 Jan 1947		719
14 Apr 1947		489
14 Jul 1947		310
13 Oct 1947		257
12 Jan 1948		334
12 Apr 1948		325
12 Jul 1948		416
11 Oct 1948		440
10 Jan 1949		394
11 Apr 1949		288
11 Jul 1949		325
10 Oct 1949		356
16 Jan 1950		341
17 Apr 1950		233
10 Jul 1950		247
16 Oct 1950		241
15 Jan 1951		187
16 Apr 1951		125
16 Jul 1951		99
15 Oct 1951		202
14 Jan 1952		452
21 Apr 1952		2,481
14 Jul 1952		1,758
13 Oct 1952		1,059
12 Jan 1953		801
13 Apr 1953		498
13 Jul 1953		342
12 Oct 1953		300
11 Jan 1954		264
12 Apr 1954		367
12 Jul 1954		223
11 Oct 1954		249
10 Jan 1955		416
18 Apr 1955		592
11 Jul 1955		613
10 Oct 1955		473
16 Jan 1956		334
16 Apr 1956		515
16 Jul 1956		356
15 Oct 1956		422
14 Jan 1957		339
15 Apr 1957		440
15 Jul 1957		298
14 Oct 1957		335
13 Jan 1958		427
14 Apr 1958		744
14 Jul 1958		856
13 Oct 1958		1,763
12 Jan 1959		1,768
13 Apr 1959		1,171
13 Jul 1959		561
12 Oct 1959		471
11 Jan 1960		553
11 Apr 1960		590
11 Jul 1960		377
10 Oct 1960		328
16 Jan 1961		308
10 Apr 1961		289
10 Jul 1961		273
16 Oct 1961		371
15 Jan 1962		598
09 Apr 1962		1,092
09 Jul 1962		831
15 Oct 1962		733
14 Jan 1963		916
08 Apr 1963		938
15 Jul 1963		767
14 Oct 1963		809
13 Jan 1964		677
13 Apr 1964		617
13 Jul 1964		440
12 Oct 1964		443
11 Jan 1965		459
12 Apr 1965		399
12 Jul 1965		289
11 Oct 1965		324
10 Jan 1966		299
10 Apr 1966		288
11 Jul 1966		246
10 Oct 1966		404
09 Jan 1967		635
10 Apr 1967		733
10 Jul 1967		643
09 Oct 1967		570
08 Jan 1968		638
08 Apr 1968		590
08 Jul 1968		1,354
14 Oct 1968		1,473
13 Jan 1969		1,494
14 Apr 1969		1,460
14 Jul 1969		1,443
13 Oct 1969		1,507
12 Jan 1970		1,808
13 Apr 1970		1,884
13 Jul 1970		1,645
12 Oct 1970		1,996
11 Jan 1971		2,351
05 Apr 1971		2,836
12 Jul 1971		2,881
11 Oct 1971		3,335
10 Jan 1972		4,135
10 Apr 1972		4,162
10 Jul 1972		3,707
09 Oct 1972		3,708
08 Jan 1973		3,308
09 Apr 1973		2,781
09 Jul 1973		2,185
08 Oct 1973		1,758
14 Jan 1974		2,206
08 Apr 1974		2,163
08 Jul 1974		1,748
14 Oct 1974		1,637

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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