Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	55,654	9,866
11 Apr 1927	58,151	7,369
11 Jul 1927	57,907	7,613
17 Oct 1927	55,410	10,110
16 Jan 1928	53,954	10,126
16 Apr 1928	55,086	8,994
16 Jul 1928	53,240	10,840
15 Oct 1928	52,525	11,555
14 Jan 1929	51,562	12,138
15 Apr 1929	53,397	10,303
15 Jul 1929	53,516	10,184
14 Oct 1929	52,036	11,664
13 Jan 1930	51,709	11,591
14 Apr 1930	49,708	13,592
14 Jul 1930	49,297	14,003
13 Oct 1930	48,061	15,239
12 Jan 1931	45,653	18,817
13 Apr 1931	46,912	17,558
13 Jul 1931	47,631	16,839
12 Oct 1931	45,533	18,937
25 Jan 1932	49,242	18,778
25 Apr 1932	49,369	18,651
25 Jul 1932	50,064	17,956
24 Oct 1932	48,673	19,347
23 Jan 1933	48,140	20,200
24 Apr 1933	49,474	18,866
24 Jul 1933	50,109	18,231
23 Oct 1933	50,109	18,231
22 Jan 1934	50,288	18,822
23 Apr 1934	51,059	18,051
23 Jul 1934	52,793	16,317
22 Oct 1934	51,509	17,601
28 Jan 1935	50,349	18,231
15 Apr 1935	50,922	17,658
22 Jul 1935	52,325	16,255
21 Oct 1935	51,751	16,829
20 Jan 1936	51,911	17,739
27 Apr 1936	52,817	16,833
20 Jul 1936	54,889	14,761
26 Oct 1936	54,760	14,890
25 Jan 1937	54,903	15,037
19 Apr 1937	56,162	13,778
26 Jul 1937	57,491	12,449
18 Oct 1937	57,631	12,309
17 Jan 1938	57,415	13,555
04 Apr 1938	57,912	13,058
18 Jul 1938	58,621	12,349
17 Oct 1938	57,202	13,768
16 Jan 1939	62,310	14,050
17 Apr 1939	64,906	11,454
10 Jul 1939	67,731	8,629
16 Apr 1945		506
16 Jul 1945		552
15 Oct 1945		1,115
14 Jan 1946		2,374
08 Apr 1946		3,136
15 Jul 1946		3,226
14 Oct 1946		3,059
13 Jan 1947		2,870
14 Apr 1947		2,854
14 Jul 1947		2,170
13 Oct 1947		2,123
12 Jan 1948		2,483
12 Apr 1948		2,522
12 Jul 1948		2,674
11 Oct 1948		2,934
10 Jan 1949		3,448
11 Apr 1949		2,966
11 Jul 1949		2,732
10 Oct 1949		3,312
16 Jan 1950		3,228
17 Apr 1950		3,420
10 Jul 1950		2,876
16 Oct 1950		2,803
15 Jan 1951		3,005
16 Apr 1951		2,336
16 Jul 1951		2,015
15 Oct 1951		2,092
14 Jan 1952		2,572
21 Apr 1952		2,445
14 Jul 1952		2,007
13 Oct 1952		2,514
12 Jan 1953		2,755
13 Apr 1953		2,826
13 Jul 1953		2,248
12 Oct 1953		2,449
11 Jan 1954		2,815
12 Apr 1954		2,673
12 Jul 1954		1,922
11 Oct 1954		2,032
10 Jan 1955		2,271
18 Apr 1955		1,916
11 Jul 1955		1,361
10 Oct 1955		1,373
16 Jan 1956		1,571
16 Apr 1956		1,701
16 Jul 1956		1,673
15 Oct 1956		1,799
14 Jan 1957		2,821
15 Apr 1957		2,672
15 Jul 1957		1,930
14 Oct 1957		2,199
13 Jan 1958		2,785
14 Apr 1958		3,660
14 Jul 1958		3,922
13 Oct 1958		4,166
12 Jan 1959		4,423
13 Apr 1959		4,314
13 Jul 1959		3,727
12 Oct 1959		3,639
11 Jan 1960		3,263
11 Apr 1960		3,558
11 Jul 1960		2,867
10 Oct 1960		2,511
16 Jan 1961		3,057
10 Apr 1961		2,666
10 Jul 1961		2,336
16 Oct 1961		2,931
15 Jan 1962		3,930
09 Apr 1962		3,510
09 Jul 1962		3,271
15 Oct 1962		4,121
14 Jan 1963		6,190
08 Apr 1963		5,027
15 Jul 1963		3,757
14 Oct 1963		4,310
13 Jan 1964		4,112
13 Apr 1964		3,482
13 Jul 1964		2,567
12 Oct 1964		2,963
11 Jan 1965		3,183
12 Apr 1965		3,007
12 Jul 1965		2,833
11 Oct 1965		3,309
10 Jan 1966		3,544
10 Apr 1966		3,449
11 Jul 1966		2,913
10 Oct 1966		4,170
09 Jan 1967		5,581
10 Apr 1967		5,778
10 Jul 1967		5,188
09 Oct 1967		5,318
08 Jan 1968		5,866
08 Apr 1968		5,246
08 Jul 1968		4,929
14 Oct 1968		5,131
13 Jan 1969		5,270
14 Apr 1969		5,064
14 Jul 1969		4,674
13 Oct 1969		5,241
12 Jan 1970		5,081
13 Apr 1970		5,063
13 Jul 1970		4,421
12 Oct 1970		5,111
11 Jan 1971		5,946
05 Apr 1971		6,257
12 Jul 1971		6,982
11 Oct 1971		7,233
10 Jan 1972		8,064
10 Apr 1972		8,237
10 Jul 1972		7,630
09 Oct 1972		7,803
08 Jan 1973		7,503
09 Apr 1973		6,728
09 Jul 1973		5,674
08 Oct 1973		5,132
14 Jan 1974		5,923
08 Apr 1974		6,294
08 Jul 1974		5,627
14 Oct 1974		6,578

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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