Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
22 Jan 1934	7,650	850
23 Apr 1934	7,981	519
23 Jul 1934	7,964	536
22 Oct 1934	7,922	578
28 Jan 1935	8,127	923
15 Apr 1935	7,919	1,131
22 Jul 1935	8,217	833
21 Oct 1935	8,245	805
20 Jan 1936	8,351	1,359
27 Apr 1936	8,962	748
20 Jul 1936	8,817	893
26 Oct 1936	9,176	534
25 Jan 1937	9,915	945
19 Apr 1937	10,045	815
26 Jul 1937	10,219	641
18 Oct 1937	10,045	815
17 Jan 1938	9,982	2,118
04 Apr 1938	9,825	2,275
18 Jul 1938	10,503	1,597
17 Oct 1938	10,757	1,343
16 Jan 1939	12,722	1,768
17 Apr 1939	13,041	1,449
10 Jul 1939	13,476	1,014
15 Jul 1946		174
14 Oct 1946		196
13 Jan 1947		203
14 Apr 1947		430
14 Jul 1947		150
13 Oct 1947		166
12 Jan 1948		212
12 Apr 1948		238
12 Jul 1948		214
11 Oct 1948		290
10 Jan 1949		401
11 Apr 1949		327
11 Jul 1949		181
10 Oct 1949		257
16 Jan 1950		233
17 Apr 1950		230
10 Jul 1950		182
16 Oct 1950		228
15 Jan 1951		184
16 Apr 1951		135
16 Jul 1951		77
15 Oct 1951		120
14 Jan 1952		187
21 Apr 1952		248
14 Jul 1952		198
13 Oct 1952		293
12 Jan 1953		325
13 Apr 1953		288
13 Jul 1953		178
12 Oct 1953		195
11 Jan 1954		171
12 Apr 1954		183
12 Jul 1954		67
11 Oct 1954		107
10 Jan 1955		140
18 Apr 1955		124
11 Jul 1955		68
10 Oct 1955		101
16 Jan 1956		121
16 Apr 1956		165
16 Jul 1956		75
15 Oct 1956		117
14 Jan 1957		288
15 Apr 1957		249
15 Jul 1957		112
14 Oct 1957		215
13 Jan 1958		289
14 Apr 1958		296
14 Jul 1958		204
13 Oct 1958		233
12 Jan 1959		293
13 Apr 1959		245
13 Jul 1959		132
12 Oct 1959		159
11 Jan 1960		179

Date:	Source:
1934 - 1939	Ministry of Labour, Local Unemployment Index (Ministry of Labour) ,
1946 - 1960	Ministry of Labour, Labour Gazette (H.M.S.O.) ,

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