Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	105,735	12,455
11 Apr 1927	108,964	9,226
11 Jul 1927	108,388	9,802
17 Oct 1927	108,388	9,802
16 Jan 1928	105,162	9,878
16 Apr 1928	107,632	7,408
16 Jul 1928	101,009	14,031
15 Oct 1928	95,733	19,307
14 Jan 1929	100,903	17,707
15 Apr 1929	104,375	14,235
15 Jul 1929	101,482	17,128
14 Oct 1929	98,589	20,021
13 Jan 1930	96,105	22,155
14 Apr 1930	96,221	22,039
14 Jul 1930	90,682	27,578
13 Oct 1930	89,182	29,078
12 Jan 1931	86,481	32,349
13 Apr 1931	89,380	29,450
13 Jul 1931	85,206	33,624
12 Oct 1931	89,032	29,798
25 Jan 1932	101,759	19,951
25 Apr 1932	103,422	18,288
25 Jul 1932	95,702	26,008
24 Oct 1932	101,878	19,832
23 Jan 1933	97,218	21,982
24 Apr 1933	100,358	18,842
24 Jul 1933	103,033	16,167
23 Oct 1933	104,662	14,538
22 Jan 1934	103,924	14,436
23 Apr 1934	101,961	16,399
23 Jul 1934	96,533	21,827
22 Oct 1934	101,268	17,092
28 Jan 1935	102,019	14,821
15 Apr 1935	103,958	12,882
22 Jul 1935	103,160	13,680
21 Oct 1935	104,414	12,426
20 Jan 1936	103,911	12,749
27 Apr 1936	104,367	12,293
20 Jul 1936	103,228	13,432
26 Oct 1936	104,936	11,724
25 Jan 1937	107,262	10,998
19 Apr 1937	107,498	10,762
26 Jul 1937	106,434	11,826
18 Oct 1937	104,305	13,955
17 Jan 1938	100,476	20,144
04 Apr 1938	101,803	18,817
18 Jul 1938	98,788	21,832
17 Oct 1938	102,286	18,334
16 Jan 1939	113,485	21,455
17 Apr 1939	117,263	17,677
10 Jul 1939	122,660	12,280
16 Apr 1945		386
16 Jul 1945		388
15 Oct 1945		580
14 Jan 1946		870
08 Apr 1946		1,029
15 Jul 1946		1,529
14 Oct 1946		1,358
13 Jan 1947		1,561
14 Apr 1947		6,725
14 Jul 1947		889
13 Oct 1947		826
12 Jan 1948		849
12 Apr 1948		849
12 Jul 1948		818
11 Oct 1948		896
10 Jan 1949		1,027
11 Apr 1949		807
11 Jul 1949		579
10 Oct 1949		634
16 Jan 1950		826
17 Apr 1950		704
10 Jul 1950		605
16 Oct 1950		676
15 Jan 1951		730
16 Apr 1951		577
16 Jul 1951		556
15 Oct 1951		1,650
14 Jan 1952		4,869
21 Apr 1952		6,965
14 Jul 1952		6,233
13 Oct 1952		2,486
12 Jan 1953		1,616
13 Apr 1953		1,261
13 Jul 1953		966
12 Oct 1953		910
11 Jan 1954		1,174
12 Apr 1954		823
12 Jul 1954		647
11 Oct 1954		729
10 Jan 1955		907
18 Apr 1955		890
11 Jul 1955		839
10 Oct 1955		740
16 Jan 1956		762
16 Apr 1956		723
16 Jul 1956		632
15 Oct 1956		720
14 Jan 1957		916
15 Apr 1957		787
15 Jul 1957		705
14 Oct 1957		877
13 Jan 1958		1,587
14 Apr 1958		2,851
14 Jul 1958		4,089
13 Oct 1958		4,669
12 Jan 1959		4,014
13 Apr 1959		2,584
13 Jul 1959		1,568
12 Oct 1959		1,453
11 Jan 1960		1,282
11 Apr 1960		1,297
11 Jul 1960		990
10 Oct 1960		1,306
16 Jan 1961		1,408
10 Apr 1961		1,396
10 Jul 1961		1,110
16 Oct 1961		1,853
15 Jan 1962		2,947
09 Apr 1962		3,580
09 Jul 1962		3,983
15 Oct 1962		3,782
14 Jan 1963		5,055
08 Apr 1963		3,501
15 Jul 1963		3,006
14 Oct 1963		2,773
13 Jan 1964		2,787
13 Apr 1964		2,092
13 Jul 1964		1,677
12 Oct 1964		1,884
11 Jan 1965		1,802
12 Apr 1965		1,176
12 Jul 1965		1,381
11 Oct 1965		1,391
10 Jan 1966		1,412
10 Apr 1966		1,313
11 Jul 1966		1,140
10 Oct 1966		2,015
09 Jan 1967		3,052
10 Apr 1967		3,266
10 Jul 1967		3,375
09 Oct 1967		4,689
08 Jan 1968		4,625
08 Apr 1968		4,368
08 Jul 1968		1,950
14 Oct 1968		2,209
13 Jan 1969		3,812
14 Apr 1969		3,884
14 Jul 1969		3,458
13 Oct 1969		3,508
12 Jan 1970		4,017
13 Apr 1970		3,879
13 Jul 1970		4,198
12 Oct 1970		5,551
11 Jan 1971		6,009
05 Apr 1971		7,423
12 Jul 1971		7,502
11 Oct 1971		7,775
10 Jan 1972		7,883
10 Apr 1972		7,441
10 Jul 1972		5,984
09 Oct 1972		5,775
08 Jan 1973		5,240
09 Apr 1973		4,711
09 Jul 1973		4,101
08 Oct 1973		3,579
14 Jan 1974		3,853
08 Apr 1974		4,209
08 Jul 1974		3,589
14 Oct 1974		4,121

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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