Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	24,326	2,824
11 Apr 1927	22,160	4,990
11 Jul 1927	25,032	2,118
17 Oct 1927	24,107	3,043
16 Jan 1928	23,806	2,684
16 Apr 1928	20,291	6,199
16 Jul 1928	21,288	5,202
15 Oct 1928	21,526	4,964
14 Jan 1929	22,315	4,935
15 Apr 1929	23,536	3,714
15 Jul 1929	23,658	3,592
14 Oct 1929	23,414	3,836
13 Jan 1930	23,109	4,301
14 Apr 1930	22,716	4,694
14 Jul 1930	22,200	5,210
13 Oct 1930	16,154	11,256
12 Jan 1931	21,038	7,392
13 Apr 1931	20,222	8,208
13 Jul 1931	17,698	10,732
12 Oct 1931	20,400	8,030
25 Jan 1932	21,899	7,731
25 Apr 1932	20,544	9,086
25 Jul 1932	14,779	14,851
24 Oct 1932	17,648	11,982
23 Jan 1933	23,290	8,570
24 Apr 1933	15,806	16,054
24 Jul 1933	19,462	12,398
23 Oct 1933	20,548	11,312
22 Jan 1934	23,819	7,871
23 Apr 1934	22,910	8,780
23 Jul 1934	18,335	13,355
22 Oct 1934	21,063	10,627
28 Jan 1935	23,055	8,915
15 Apr 1935	22,453	9,517
22 Jul 1935	18,469	13,501
21 Oct 1935	21,995	9,975
20 Jan 1936	23,550	9,310
27 Apr 1936	22,194	10,666
20 Jul 1936	21,281	11,579
26 Oct 1936	24,492	8,368
25 Jan 1937	24,457	8,283
19 Apr 1937	24,522	8,218
26 Jul 1937	22,296	10,444
18 Oct 1937	26,388	6,352
17 Jan 1938	24,963	6,797
04 Apr 1938	25,249	6,511
18 Jul 1938	23,756	8,004
17 Oct 1938	24,392	7,368
16 Jan 1939	32,639	8,211
17 Apr 1939	32,966	7,884
10 Jul 1939	33,497	7,353
16 Apr 1945		280
16 Jul 1945		277
15 Oct 1945		332
14 Jan 1946		527
08 Apr 1946		612
15 Jul 1946		881
14 Oct 1946		953
13 Jan 1947		947
14 Apr 1947		811
14 Jul 1947		498
13 Oct 1947		484
12 Jan 1948		458
12 Apr 1948		440
12 Jul 1948		424
11 Oct 1948		488
10 Jan 1949		509
11 Apr 1949		449
11 Jul 1949		416
10 Oct 1949		512
16 Jan 1950		483
17 Apr 1950		473
10 Jul 1950		429
16 Oct 1950		474
15 Jan 1951		468
16 Apr 1951		355
16 Jul 1951		385
15 Oct 1951		482
14 Jan 1952		711
21 Apr 1952		732
14 Jul 1952		743
13 Oct 1952		718
12 Jan 1953		685
13 Apr 1953		461
13 Jul 1953		410
12 Oct 1953		439
11 Jan 1954		481
12 Apr 1954		409
12 Jul 1954		370
11 Oct 1954		455
10 Jan 1955		425
18 Apr 1955		340
11 Jul 1955		264
10 Oct 1955		298
16 Jan 1956		324
16 Apr 1956		317
16 Jul 1956		449
15 Oct 1956		423
14 Jan 1957		584
15 Apr 1957		520
15 Jul 1957		453
14 Oct 1957		515
13 Jan 1958		710
14 Apr 1958		889
14 Jul 1958		1,044
13 Oct 1958		1,482
12 Jan 1959		1,597
13 Apr 1959		1,414
13 Jul 1959		1,092
12 Oct 1959		1,222
11 Jan 1960		1,273
11 Apr 1960		1,550
11 Jul 1960		1,202
10 Oct 1960		1,213
16 Jan 1961		1,310
10 Apr 1961		1,086
10 Jul 1961		939
16 Oct 1961		1,289
15 Jan 1962		1,424
09 Apr 1962		1,610
09 Jul 1962		1,570
15 Oct 1962		1,922
14 Jan 1963		2,973
08 Apr 1963		2,212
15 Jul 1963		1,718
14 Oct 1963		1,814
13 Jan 1964		1,648
13 Apr 1964		1,289
13 Jul 1964		1,063
12 Oct 1964		1,223
11 Jan 1965		1,109
12 Apr 1965		330
12 Jul 1965		1,070
11 Oct 1965		1,134
10 Jan 1966		1,165
10 Apr 1966		1,153
11 Jul 1966		981
10 Oct 1966		1,801
09 Jan 1967		2,045
10 Apr 1967		1,833
10 Jul 1967		1,776
09 Oct 1967		2,397
08 Jan 1968		2,643
08 Apr 1968		2,703
08 Jul 1968		3,759
14 Oct 1968		3,956
13 Jan 1969		3,365
14 Apr 1969		3,173
14 Jul 1969		2,991
13 Oct 1969		3,309
12 Jan 1970		3,500
13 Apr 1970		3,581
13 Jul 1970		3,401
12 Oct 1970		3,540
11 Jan 1971		3,804
05 Apr 1971		4,295
12 Jul 1971		4,345
11 Oct 1971		4,614
10 Jan 1972		5,090
10 Apr 1972		4,944
10 Jul 1972		4,185
09 Oct 1972		4,020
08 Jan 1973		3,717
09 Apr 1973		3,441
09 Jul 1973		2,787
08 Oct 1973		2,403
14 Jan 1974		2,562
08 Apr 1974		3,162
08 Jul 1974		2,629
14 Oct 1974		2,637

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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