Administrative unit

Ipswich LabMkt

Urban Labour Market

Numbers Unemployed by Category

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Year Men Women Juveniles
16 Apr 1945 53 Show data context 26 Show data context 37 Show data context
16 Jul 1945 66 Show data context 19 Show data context 45 Show data context
15 Oct 1945 80 Show data context 23 Show data context 41 Show data context
14 Jan 1946 214 Show data context 24 Show data context 33 Show data context
08 Apr 1946 260 Show data context 21 Show data context 36 Show data context
15 Jul 1946 345 Show data context 23 Show data context 32 Show data context
14 Oct 1946 293 Show data context 46 Show data context 33 Show data context
13 Jan 1947 405 Show data context 35 Show data context 41 Show data context
14 Apr 1947 378 Show data context 45 Show data context 30 Show data context
14 Jul 1947 184 Show data context 45 Show data context 10 Show data context
13 Oct 1947 168 Show data context 66 Show data context 18 Show data context
12 Jan 1948 226 Show data context 90 Show data context 21 Show data context
12 Apr 1948 242 Show data context 29 Show data context 11 Show data context
12 Jul 1948 154 Show data context 46 Show data context 17 Show data context
11 Oct 1948 165 Show data context 69 Show data context 28 Show data context
10 Jan 1949 210 Show data context 83 Show data context 38 Show data context
11 Apr 1949 194 Show data context 68 Show data context 30 Show data context
11 Jul 1949 143 Show data context 37 Show data context 7 Show data context
10 Oct 1949 162 Show data context 66 Show data context 23 Show data context
16 Jan 1950 306 Show data context 116 Show data context 26 Show data context
17 Apr 1950 309 Show data context 162 Show data context 17 Show data context
10 Jul 1950 252 Show data context 112 Show data context 25 Show data context
16 Oct 1950 256 Show data context 172 Show data context 35 Show data context
15 Jan 1951 262 Show data context 143 Show data context 34 Show data context
16 Apr 1951 242 Show data context 159 Show data context 26 Show data context
16 Jul 1951 164 Show data context 106 Show data context 17 Show data context
15 Oct 1951 187 Show data context 158 Show data context 39 Show data context
14 Jan 1952 326 Show data context 203 Show data context 69 Show data context
21 Apr 1952 476 Show data context 347 Show data context 71 Show data context
14 Jul 1952 290 Show data context 149 Show data context 41 Show data context
13 Oct 1952 345 Show data context 184 Show data context 39 Show data context
12 Jan 1953 528 Show data context 188 Show data context 60 Show data context
13 Apr 1953 395 Show data context 221 Show data context 34 Show data context
13 Jul 1953 317 Show data context 114 Show data context 24 Show data context
12 Oct 1953 287 Show data context 139 Show data context 29 Show data context
11 Jan 1954 458 Show data context 128 Show data context 58 Show data context
12 Apr 1954 432 Show data context 119 Show data context 36 Show data context
12 Jul 1954 326 Show data context 91 Show data context 13 Show data context
11 Oct 1954 279 Show data context 118 Show data context 27 Show data context
10 Jan 1955 330 Show data context 122 Show data context 34 Show data context
18 Apr 1955 277 Show data context 123 Show data context 31 Show data context
11 Jul 1955 208 Show data context 76 Show data context 17 Show data context
10 Oct 1955 195 Show data context 99 Show data context 30 Show data context
16 Jan 1956 368 Show data context 115 Show data context 35 Show data context
16 Apr 1956 398 Show data context 125 Show data context 37 Show data context
16 Jul 1956 328 Show data context 89 Show data context 30 Show data context
15 Oct 1956 347 Show data context 126 Show data context 20 Show data context
14 Jan 1957 686 Show data context 181 Show data context 60 Show data context
15 Apr 1957 831 Show data context 144 Show data context 59 Show data context
15 Jul 1957 542 Show data context 85 Show data context 34 Show data context
14 Oct 1957 522 Show data context 153 Show data context 48 Show data context
13 Jan 1958 960 Show data context 231 Show data context 62 Show data context
14 Apr 1958 947 Show data context 219 Show data context 91 Show data context
14 Jul 1958 709 Show data context 174 Show data context 36 Show data context
13 Oct 1958 310 Show data context 104 Show data context 38 Show data context
12 Jan 1959 414 Show data context 87 Show data context 71 Show data context
13 Apr 1959 361 Show data context 86 Show data context 47 Show data context
13 Jul 1959 272 Show data context 65 Show data context 13 Show data context
12 Oct 1959 222 Show data context 60 Show data context 17 Show data context
11 Jan 1960 254 Show data context 63 Show data context 14 Show data context
11 Apr 1960 548 Show data context 162 Show data context 142 Show data context
11 Jul 1960 436 Show data context 111 Show data context 30 Show data context
10 Oct 1960 454 Show data context 112 Show data context 34 Show data context
16 Jan 1961 543 Show data context 154 Show data context 64 Show data context
10 Apr 1961 606 Show data context 124 Show data context 38 Show data context
10 Jul 1961 438 Show data context 87 Show data context 34 Show data context
16 Oct 1961 490 Show data context 153 Show data context 39 Show data context
15 Jan 1962 615 Show data context 160 Show data context 64 Show data context
09 Apr 1962 694 Show data context 164 Show data context 71 Show data context
09 Jul 1962 548 Show data context 166 Show data context 55 Show data context
15 Oct 1962 718 Show data context 218 Show data context 83 Show data context
14 Jan 1963 1,306 Show data context 292 Show data context 195 Show data context
08 Apr 1963 974 Show data context 346 Show data context 172 Show data context
15 Jul 1963 636 Show data context 219 Show data context 46 Show data context
14 Oct 1963 629 Show data context 232 Show data context 69 Show data context
13 Jan 1964 648 Show data context 267 Show data context 64 Show data context
13 Apr 1964 655 Show data context 229 Show data context 43 Show data context
13 Jul 1964 432 Show data context 112 Show data context 19 Show data context
12 Oct 1964 428 Show data context 143 Show data context 46 Show data context
11 Jan 1965 490 Show data context 162 Show data context 34 Show data context
12 Apr 1965 410 Show data context 163 Show data context 76 Show data context
12 Jul 1965 370 Show data context 138 Show data context 29 Show data context
11 Oct 1965 422 Show data context 151 Show data context 39 Show data context
10 Jan 1966 433 Show data context 168 Show data context 28 Show data context
10 Apr 1966 491 Show data context 121 Show data context 37 Show data context
11 Jul 1966 434 Show data context 98 Show data context 20 Show data context
10 Oct 1966 712 Show data context 191 Show data context 39 Show data context
09 Jan 1967 1,088 Show data context 249 Show data context 108 Show data context
10 Apr 1967 1,113 Show data context 295 Show data context 73 Show data context
10 Jul 1967 985 Show data context 204 Show data context 38 Show data context
09 Oct 1967 1,007 Show data context 286 Show data context 70 Show data context
08 Jan 1968 1,235 Show data context 233 Show data context 43 Show data context
08 Apr 1968 1,112 Show data context 259 Show data context 60 Show data context
08 Jul 1968 1,353 Show data context 236 Show data context 56 Show data context
14 Oct 1968 1,301 Show data context 275 Show data context 72 Show data context
13 Jan 1969 1,720 Show data context 268 Show data context 61 Show data context
14 Apr 1969 1,685 Show data context 290 Show data context 75 Show data context
14 Jul 1969 1,393 Show data context 274 Show data context 64 Show data context
13 Oct 1969 1,294 Show data context 323 Show data context 69 Show data context
12 Jan 1970 1,636 Show data context 309 Show data context 108 Show data context
13 Apr 1970 1,526 Show data context 235 Show data context 76 Show data context
13 Jul 1970 1,307 Show data context 201 Show data context 98 Show data context
12 Oct 1970 1,406 Show data context 232 Show data context 103 Show data context
11 Jan 1971 2,002 Show data context 276 Show data context 126 Show data context
05 Apr 1971 2,255 Show data context 340 Show data context 172 Show data context
12 Jul 1971 2,046 Show data context 312 Show data context 179 Show data context
11 Oct 1971 1,982 Show data context 365 Show data context 203 Show data context
10 Jan 1972 2,432 Show data context 341 Show data context 208 Show data context
10 Apr 1972 2,118 Show data context 387 Show data context 167 Show data context
10 Jul 1972 1,580 Show data context 277 Show data context 152 Show data context
09 Oct 1972 1,343 Show data context 337 Show data context 129 Show data context
08 Jan 1973 1,343 Show data context 275 Show data context 110 Show data context
09 Apr 1973 1,351 Show data context 261 Show data context 83 Show data context
09 Jul 1973 1,092 Show data context 234 Show data context 68 Show data context
08 Oct 1973 967 Show data context 237 Show data context 58 Show data context
14 Jan 1974 1,180 Show data context 243 Show data context 84 Show data context
Date: Source:
1945 - 1974 Ministry of Labour, Labour Gazette (H.M.S.O.) ,

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The Ministry of Labour's Labour Gazette provided monthly statistics on the number of people unemployed in selected towns and 'districts', from 1945 onwards (although the Ministry and the Gazette changed their names periodically). Unfortunately the number of persons insured was not included in the same reports, so it is not easy to compute rates. As well as the total number unemployed, a simple breakdown was provided by age and sex, and that is presented here. The age division was into those over and unde...


r 18, and those under 18 were categorised by sex only between 1955 and 1960, so we present the full run of data here in terms of just three categories.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Ipswich LabMkt through time | Work & Poverty Statistics | Numbers Unemployed by Category, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12834779/cube/CLAIMANT_UNEM_AGESEX

Date accessed: 28th September 2024