Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	17,525	2,645
11 Apr 1927	18,026	2,144
11 Jul 1927	18,006	2,164
17 Oct 1927	17,906	2,264
16 Jan 1928	17,482	2,388
16 Apr 1928	17,778	2,092
16 Jul 1928	17,205	2,665
15 Oct 1928	16,534	3,336
14 Jan 1929	16,115	3,725
15 Apr 1929	17,100	2,740
15 Jul 1929	17,357	2,483
14 Oct 1929	16,844	2,996
13 Jan 1930	15,689	4,491
14 Apr 1930	14,908	5,272
14 Jul 1930	15,549	4,631
13 Oct 1930	14,948	5,232
12 Jan 1931	15,030	6,260
13 Apr 1931	15,981	5,309
13 Jul 1931	16,320	4,970
12 Oct 1931	17,102	4,188
25 Jan 1932	16,991	4,239
25 Apr 1932	16,991	4,239
25 Jul 1932	15,430	5,800
24 Oct 1932	16,442	4,788
23 Jan 1933	15,768	5,322
24 Apr 1933	15,915	5,175
24 Jul 1933	16,313	4,777
23 Oct 1933	17,822	3,268
22 Jan 1934	16,771	4,029
23 Apr 1934	17,122	3,678
23 Jul 1934	15,799	5,001
22 Oct 1934	17,205	3,595
28 Jan 1935	15,086	5,064
15 Apr 1935	15,646	4,504
22 Jul 1935	15,066	5,084
21 Oct 1935	16,827	3,323
20 Jan 1936	16,637	3,623
27 Apr 1936	17,100	3,160
20 Jul 1936	17,784	2,476
26 Oct 1936	18,106	2,154
25 Jan 1937	18,066	2,464
19 Apr 1937	18,662	1,868
26 Jul 1937	17,060	3,470
18 Oct 1937	18,005	2,525
17 Jan 1938	16,562	4,038
04 Apr 1938	16,377	4,223
18 Jul 1938	16,871	3,729
17 Oct 1938	17,077	3,523
16 Jan 1939	16,273	3,867
17 Apr 1939	16,575	3,565
10 Jul 1939	18,227	1,913
16 Apr 1945		43
16 Jul 1945		36
15 Oct 1945		49
14 Jan 1946		108
08 Apr 1946		196
15 Jul 1946		300
14 Oct 1946		235
13 Jan 1947		265
14 Apr 1947		1,811
14 Jul 1947		164
13 Oct 1947		147
12 Jan 1948		136
12 Apr 1948		127
12 Jul 1948		116
11 Oct 1948		127
10 Jan 1949		110
11 Apr 1949		107
11 Jul 1949		108
10 Oct 1949		139
16 Jan 1950		141
17 Apr 1950		130
10 Jul 1950		81
16 Oct 1950		129
15 Jan 1951		137
16 Apr 1951		129
16 Jul 1951		116
15 Oct 1951		415
14 Jan 1952		753
21 Apr 1952		647
14 Jul 1952		521
13 Oct 1952		185
12 Jan 1953		166
13 Apr 1953		216
13 Jul 1953		170
12 Oct 1953		269
11 Jan 1954		251
12 Apr 1954		175
12 Jul 1954		122
11 Oct 1954		148
10 Jan 1955		156
18 Apr 1955		156
11 Jul 1955		146
10 Oct 1955		137
16 Jan 1956		174
16 Apr 1956		466
16 Jul 1956		180
15 Oct 1956		224
14 Jan 1957		283
15 Apr 1957		247
15 Jul 1957		248
14 Oct 1957		192
13 Jan 1958		395
14 Apr 1958		1,295
14 Jul 1958		536
13 Oct 1958		773
12 Jan 1959		958
13 Apr 1959		827
13 Jul 1959		395
12 Oct 1959		341
11 Jan 1960		361
11 Apr 1960		287
11 Jul 1960		281
10 Oct 1960		273
16 Jan 1961		402
10 Apr 1961		310
10 Jul 1961		256
16 Oct 1961		442
15 Jan 1962		649
09 Apr 1962		623
09 Jul 1962		608
15 Oct 1962		643
14 Jan 1963		990
08 Apr 1963		604
15 Jul 1963		467
14 Oct 1963		428
13 Jan 1964		457
13 Apr 1964		375
13 Jul 1964		278
12 Oct 1964		288
11 Jan 1965		350
12 Apr 1965		1,645
12 Jul 1965		255
11 Oct 1965		275
10 Jan 1966		249
10 Apr 1966		225
11 Jul 1966		201
10 Oct 1966		375
09 Jan 1967		457
10 Apr 1967		566
10 Jul 1967		450
09 Oct 1967		642
08 Jan 1968		760
08 Apr 1968		784
08 Jul 1968		1,234
14 Oct 1968		1,447
13 Jan 1969		1,541
14 Apr 1969		1,523
14 Jul 1969		1,257
13 Oct 1969		1,683
12 Jan 1970		1,871
13 Apr 1970		1,870
13 Jul 1970		1,711
12 Oct 1970		1,844
11 Jan 1971		1,935
05 Apr 1971		2,202
12 Jul 1971		2,235
11 Oct 1971		2,595
10 Jan 1972		2,658
10 Apr 1972		2,479
10 Jul 1972		2,072
09 Oct 1972		1,979
08 Jan 1973		1,742
09 Apr 1973		1,568
09 Jul 1973		1,235
08 Oct 1973		1,167
14 Jan 1974		1,394
08 Apr 1974		1,534
08 Jul 1974		1,250
14 Oct 1974		1,512

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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