Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	16,809	1,351
11 Apr 1927	17,265	895
11 Jul 1927	17,265	895
17 Oct 1927	17,178	982
16 Jan 1928	16,423	1,357
16 Apr 1928	16,715	1,065
16 Jul 1928	16,561	1,219
15 Oct 1928	16,406	1,374
14 Jan 1929	15,840	1,960
15 Apr 1929	16,149	1,651
15 Jul 1929	16,390	1,410
14 Oct 1929	16,287	1,513
13 Jan 1930	16,020	2,140
14 Apr 1930	15,704	2,456
14 Jul 1930	15,546	2,614
13 Oct 1930	14,844	3,316
12 Jan 1931	15,856	3,774
13 Apr 1931	16,255	3,375
13 Jul 1931	16,653	2,977
12 Oct 1931	15,800	3,830
25 Jan 1932	16,455	3,675
25 Apr 1932	16,844	3,286
25 Jul 1932	17,077	3,053
24 Oct 1932	16,785	3,345
23 Jan 1933	15,805	3,715
24 Apr 1933	16,258	3,262
24 Jul 1933	16,446	3,074
23 Oct 1933	16,314	3,206
22 Jan 1934	16,027	3,743
23 Apr 1934	16,733	3,037
23 Jul 1934	17,077	2,693
22 Oct 1934	16,581	3,189
28 Jan 1935	16,333	3,507
15 Apr 1935	16,812	3,028
22 Jul 1935	16,984	2,856
21 Oct 1935	16,889	2,951
20 Jan 1936	16,715	3,685
27 Apr 1936	17,503	2,897
20 Jul 1936	17,483	2,917
26 Oct 1936	17,444	2,956
25 Jan 1937	17,971	2,999
19 Apr 1937	18,391	2,579
26 Jul 1937	18,600	2,370
18 Oct 1937	18,307	2,663
17 Jan 1938	19,161	3,249
04 Apr 1938	18,735	3,675
18 Jul 1938	19,855	2,555
17 Oct 1938	19,474	2,936
16 Jan 1939	20,013	3,477
17 Apr 1939	20,836	2,654
10 Jul 1939	21,893	1,597
15 Jul 1946		404
14 Oct 1946		493
13 Jan 1947		599
14 Apr 1947		563
14 Jul 1947		327
13 Oct 1947		365
12 Jan 1948		418
12 Apr 1948		343
12 Jul 1948		358
11 Oct 1948		346
10 Jan 1949		399
11 Apr 1949		307
11 Jul 1949		238
10 Oct 1949		290
16 Jan 1950		418
17 Apr 1950		381
10 Jul 1950		312
16 Oct 1950		294
15 Jan 1951		387
16 Apr 1951		293
16 Jul 1951		271
15 Oct 1951		304
14 Jan 1952		741
21 Apr 1952		1,141
14 Jul 1952		783
13 Oct 1952		720
12 Jan 1953		778
13 Apr 1953		567
13 Jul 1953		437
12 Oct 1953		470
11 Jan 1954		594
12 Apr 1954		518
12 Jul 1954		621
11 Oct 1954		373
10 Jan 1955		381
18 Apr 1955		289
11 Jul 1955		254
10 Oct 1955		328
16 Jan 1956		381
16 Apr 1956		321
16 Jul 1956		393
15 Oct 1956		438
14 Jan 1957		611
15 Apr 1957		510
15 Jul 1957		336
14 Oct 1957		327
13 Jan 1958		578
14 Apr 1958		652
14 Jul 1958		553
13 Oct 1958		559
12 Jan 1959		701
13 Apr 1959		673
13 Jul 1959		517
12 Oct 1959		642
11 Jan 1960		819
11 Apr 1960		722
11 Jul 1960		744
10 Oct 1960		682
16 Jan 1961		945
10 Apr 1961		759
10 Jul 1961		541
16 Oct 1961		621
15 Jan 1962		815
09 Apr 1962		759
09 Jul 1962		717
15 Oct 1962		956
14 Jan 1963		1,336
08 Apr 1963		1,094
15 Jul 1963		851
14 Oct 1963		975
13 Jan 1964		1,147
13 Apr 1964		1,005
13 Jul 1964		817
12 Oct 1964		963
11 Jan 1965		1,023
12 Apr 1965		911
12 Jul 1965		689
11 Oct 1965		809
10 Jan 1966		942
10 Apr 1966		835
11 Jul 1966		718
10 Oct 1966		999
09 Jan 1967		1,369
10 Apr 1967		1,241
10 Jul 1967		1,071
09 Oct 1967		1,141
08 Jan 1968		1,235
08 Apr 1968		1,069
08 Jul 1968		1,063
14 Oct 1968		1,066
13 Jan 1969		1,266
14 Apr 1969		1,026
14 Jul 1969		1,042
13 Oct 1969		1,053
12 Jan 1970		1,272
13 Apr 1970		1,037
13 Jul 1970		1,020
12 Oct 1970		998
11 Jan 1971		1,353
05 Apr 1971		1,422
12 Jul 1971		1,469
11 Oct 1971		1,490
10 Jan 1972		1,652
10 Apr 1972		1,564
10 Jul 1972		1,440
09 Oct 1972		1,324
08 Jan 1973		1,391
09 Apr 1973		1,255
09 Jul 1973		1,082
08 Oct 1973		1,160
14 Jan 1974		1,298
08 Apr 1974		1,467
08 Jul 1974		1,203
14 Oct 1974		1,502

Date:	Source:
1927 - 1939	Ministry of Labour, Local Unemployment Index (Ministry of Labour) ,
1946 - 1974	Ministry of Labour, Labour Gazette (H.M.S.O.) ,

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