Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	7,286	264
11 Apr 1927	7,369	181
11 Jul 1927	7,361	189
17 Oct 1927	7,331	219
16 Jan 1928	7,310	320
16 Apr 1928	7,493	137
16 Jul 1928	7,455	175
15 Oct 1928	7,378	252
14 Jan 1929	7,608	342
15 Apr 1929	7,759	191
15 Jul 1929	7,823	127
14 Oct 1929	7,735	215
13 Jan 1930	8,207	423
14 Apr 1930	8,259	371
14 Jul 1930	8,224	406
13 Oct 1930	8,190	440
12 Jan 1931	8,188	712
13 Apr 1931	8,321	579
13 Jul 1931	8,357	543
12 Oct 1931	8,268	632
25 Jan 1932	8,442	938
25 Apr 1932	8,761	619
25 Jul 1932	8,555	825
24 Oct 1932	8,489	891
23 Jan 1933	9,454	1,016
24 Apr 1933	9,873	597
24 Jul 1933	9,988	482
23 Oct 1933	9,988	482
22 Jan 1934	9,840	650
23 Apr 1934	10,154	336
23 Jul 1934	10,217	273
22 Oct 1934	10,049	441
28 Jan 1935	10,212	448
15 Apr 1935	10,383	277
22 Jul 1935	10,404	256
21 Oct 1935	10,330	330
20 Jan 1936	12,230	510
27 Apr 1936	12,396	344
20 Jul 1936	12,383	357
26 Oct 1936	12,307	433
25 Jan 1937	12,622	458
19 Apr 1937	12,740	340
26 Jul 1937	12,779	301
18 Oct 1937	12,675	405
17 Jan 1938	13,694	556
04 Apr 1938	13,922	328
18 Jul 1938	13,837	413
17 Oct 1938	13,694	556
16 Jan 1939	14,983	657
17 Apr 1939	15,327	313
10 Jul 1939	15,312	328
10 Oct 1966		270
09 Jan 1967		323
10 Apr 1967		351
10 Jul 1967		253
09 Oct 1967		260
08 Jan 1968		336
08 Apr 1968		298
08 Jul 1968		689
14 Oct 1968		679
13 Jan 1969		867
14 Apr 1969		722
14 Jul 1969		670
13 Oct 1969		884
12 Jan 1970		945
13 Apr 1970		988
13 Jul 1970		844
12 Oct 1970		742
11 Jan 1971		834
05 Apr 1971		902
12 Jul 1971		1,249
11 Oct 1971		1,218
10 Jan 1972		2,075
10 Apr 1972		1,952
10 Jul 1972		1,429
09 Oct 1972		1,512
08 Jan 1973		1,354
09 Apr 1973		1,035
09 Jul 1973		803
08 Oct 1973		764
14 Jan 1974		968
08 Apr 1974		1,002
08 Jul 1974		700
14 Oct 1974		771

Date:	Source:
1927 - 1939	Ministry of Labour, Local Unemployment Index (Ministry of Labour) ,
1966 - 1974	Ministry of Labour, Labour Gazette (H.M.S.O.) ,

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