Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	18,881	2,349
11 Apr 1927	19,569	1,661
11 Jul 1927	19,702	1,528
17 Oct 1927	19,798	1,432
16 Jan 1928	18,867	2,093
16 Apr 1928	19,263	1,697
16 Jul 1928	19,471	1,489
15 Oct 1928	19,414	1,546
14 Jan 1929	18,347	2,303
15 Apr 1929	18,813	1,737
15 Jul 1929	18,776	1,774
14 Oct 1929	18,443	2,107
13 Jan 1930	17,793	3,167
14 Apr 1930	17,793	3,167
14 Jul 1930	18,038	2,922
13 Oct 1930	17,284	3,676
12 Jan 1931	16,638	4,852
13 Apr 1931	16,948	4,542
13 Jul 1931	16,986	4,504
12 Oct 1931	16,503	4,987
25 Jan 1932	16,903	5,717
25 Apr 1932	17,452	5,168
25 Jul 1932	16,618	6,002
24 Oct 1932	16,130	6,490
23 Jan 1933	15,691	7,089
24 Apr 1933	16,592	6,188
24 Jul 1933	17,207	5,573
23 Oct 1933	17,760	5,020
22 Jan 1934	17,055	5,285
23 Apr 1934	17,477	4,863
23 Jul 1934	18,241	4,099
22 Oct 1934	18,763	3,577
28 Jan 1935	17,935	4,375
15 Apr 1935	18,357	3,953
22 Jul 1935	18,899	3,411
21 Oct 1935	19,139	3,171
20 Jan 1936	17,959	4,531
27 Apr 1936	19,314	3,176
20 Jul 1936	19,921	2,569
26 Oct 1936	20,406	2,084
25 Jan 1937	20,297	2,483
19 Apr 1937	20,616	2,164
26 Jul 1937	20,980	1,800
18 Oct 1937	21,254	1,526
17 Jan 1938	21,338	2,162
04 Apr 1938	21,479	2,021
18 Jul 1938	21,526	1,974
17 Oct 1938	21,338	2,162
16 Jan 1939	21,604	2,946
17 Apr 1939	22,512	2,038
10 Jul 1939	23,126	1,424
16 Apr 1945		0
16 Jul 1945		5
15 Oct 1945		9
14 Jan 1946		18
08 Apr 1946		18
15 Jul 1946		27
14 Oct 1946		52
13 Jan 1947		124
14 Apr 1947		188
14 Jul 1947		76
13 Oct 1947		86
12 Jan 1948		160
12 Apr 1948		132
12 Jul 1948		126
11 Oct 1948		132
10 Jan 1949		218
11 Apr 1949		231
11 Jul 1949		188
10 Oct 1949		210
16 Jan 1950		284
17 Apr 1950		224
10 Jul 1950		194
16 Oct 1950		161
15 Jan 1951		177
16 Apr 1951		137
16 Jul 1951		84
15 Oct 1951		80
14 Jan 1952		132
21 Apr 1952		134
14 Jul 1952		108
13 Oct 1952		161
12 Jan 1953		275
13 Apr 1953		264
13 Jul 1953		213
12 Oct 1953		196
11 Jan 1954		236
12 Apr 1954		196
12 Jul 1954		184
11 Oct 1954		190
10 Jan 1955		206
18 Apr 1955		211
11 Jul 1955		180
10 Oct 1955		208
16 Jan 1956		232
16 Apr 1956		254
16 Jul 1956		237
15 Oct 1956		255
14 Jan 1957		441
15 Apr 1957		479
15 Jul 1957		434
14 Oct 1957		451
13 Jan 1958		1,983
14 Apr 1958		856
14 Jul 1958		2,048
13 Oct 1958		624
12 Jan 1959		786
13 Apr 1959		1,220
13 Jul 1959		578
12 Oct 1959		603
11 Jan 1960		675
11 Apr 1960		664
11 Jul 1960		543
10 Oct 1960		443
16 Jan 1961		525
10 Apr 1961		432
10 Jul 1961		416
16 Oct 1961		524
15 Jan 1962		698
09 Apr 1962		1,366
09 Jul 1962		657
15 Oct 1962		658
14 Jan 1963		1,233
08 Apr 1963		871
15 Jul 1963		927
14 Oct 1963		688
13 Jan 1964		794
13 Apr 1964		768
13 Jul 1964		581
12 Oct 1964		675
11 Jan 1965		669
12 Apr 1965		2,207
12 Jul 1965		613
11 Oct 1965		688
10 Jan 1966		777
10 Apr 1966		812
11 Jul 1966		726
10 Oct 1966		1,027
09 Jan 1967		1,758
10 Apr 1967		1,877
10 Jul 1967		1,293
09 Oct 1967		1,172
08 Jan 1968		1,399
08 Apr 1968		1,415
08 Jul 1968		380
14 Oct 1968		454
13 Jan 1969		1,777
14 Apr 1969		1,591
14 Jul 1969		1,480
13 Oct 1969		1,596
12 Jan 1970		2,027
13 Apr 1970		2,205
13 Jul 1970		1,813
12 Oct 1970		1,651
11 Jan 1971		2,124
05 Apr 1971		3,345
12 Jul 1971		3,050
11 Oct 1971		4,317
10 Jan 1972		4,225
10 Apr 1972		3,447
10 Jul 1972		2,960
09 Oct 1972		2,606
08 Jan 1973		2,623
09 Apr 1973		2,466
09 Jul 1973		1,731
08 Oct 1973		1,391
14 Jan 1974		1,611
08 Apr 1974		1,903
08 Jul 1974		1,584
14 Oct 1974		1,756

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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