Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	23,708	10,592
11 Apr 1927	25,448	8,852
11 Jul 1927	23,403	10,897
17 Oct 1927	23,769	10,531
16 Jan 1928	19,452	8,088
16 Apr 1928	20,482	7,058
16 Jul 1928	20,188	7,352
15 Oct 1928	19,452	8,088
14 Jan 1929	24,282	8,368
15 Apr 1929	25,008	7,642
15 Jul 1929	25,648	7,002
14 Oct 1929	25,386	7,264
13 Jan 1930	19,873	7,537
14 Apr 1930	18,385	9,025
14 Jul 1930	18,361	9,049
13 Oct 1930	16,629	10,781
12 Jan 1931	18,126	11,534
13 Apr 1931	18,258	11,402
13 Jul 1931	17,730	11,930
12 Oct 1931	17,123	12,537
25 Jan 1932	18,609	12,201
25 Apr 1932	19,240	11,570
25 Jul 1932	18,335	12,475
24 Oct 1932	18,170	12,640
23 Jan 1933	18,648	12,782
24 Apr 1933	19,235	12,195
24 Jul 1933	19,851	11,579
23 Oct 1933	19,683	11,747
22 Jan 1934	17,090	12,020
23 Apr 1934	17,997	11,113
23 Jul 1934	18,385	10,725
22 Oct 1934	17,764	11,346
28 Jan 1935	15,803	12,397
15 Apr 1935	16,857	11,343
22 Jul 1935	17,685	10,515
21 Oct 1935	17,133	11,067
20 Jan 1936	15,136	11,204
27 Apr 1936	16,847	9,493
20 Jul 1936	18,113	8,227
26 Oct 1936	18,113	8,227
25 Jan 1937	17,351	8,939
19 Apr 1937	18,903	7,387
26 Jul 1937	19,455	6,835
18 Oct 1937	19,297	6,993
17 Jan 1938	18,927	8,073
04 Apr 1938	19,602	7,398
18 Jul 1938	20,142	6,858
17 Oct 1938	19,197	7,803
16 Jan 1939	18,785	9,045
17 Apr 1939	20,232	7,598
10 Jul 1939	21,763	6,067
16 Apr 1945		393
16 Jul 1945		619
15 Oct 1945		2,042
14 Jan 1946		2,664
08 Apr 1946		3,132
15 Jul 1946		2,978
14 Oct 1946		2,846
13 Jan 1947		2,620
14 Apr 1947		2,619
14 Jul 1947		1,681
13 Oct 1947		1,733
12 Jan 1948		2,154
12 Apr 1948		2,152
12 Jul 1948		2,050
11 Oct 1948		2,049
10 Jan 1949		2,117
11 Apr 1949		1,995
11 Jul 1949		1,601
10 Oct 1949		1,839
16 Jan 1950		2,195
17 Apr 1950		2,159
10 Jul 1950		1,859
16 Oct 1950		1,900
15 Jan 1951		2,064
16 Apr 1951		1,626
16 Jul 1951		1,266
15 Oct 1951		1,619
14 Jan 1952		1,989
21 Apr 1952		1,992
14 Jul 1952		1,630
13 Oct 1952		1,645
12 Jan 1953		2,006
13 Apr 1953		1,726
13 Jul 1953		1,287
12 Oct 1953		1,584
11 Jan 1954		1,650
12 Apr 1954		1,755
12 Jul 1954		1,137
11 Oct 1954		1,286
10 Jan 1955		1,413
18 Apr 1955		1,073
11 Jul 1955		791
10 Oct 1955		869
16 Jan 1956		974
16 Apr 1956		964
16 Jul 1956		850
15 Oct 1956		995
14 Jan 1957		1,136
15 Apr 1957		1,478
15 Jul 1957		816
14 Oct 1957		806
13 Jan 1958		1,219
14 Apr 1958		1,332
14 Jul 1958		1,304
13 Oct 1958		1,493
12 Jan 1959		2,140
13 Apr 1959		1,725
13 Jul 1959		1,451
12 Oct 1959		1,649
11 Jan 1960		2,122
11 Apr 1960		2,646
11 Jul 1960		1,889
10 Oct 1960		1,788
16 Jan 1961		2,217
10 Apr 1961		1,837
10 Jul 1961		1,513
16 Oct 1961		1,718
15 Jan 1962		2,569
09 Apr 1962		2,429
09 Jul 1962		2,265
15 Oct 1962		2,511
14 Jan 1963		4,043
08 Apr 1963		3,262

Date:	Source:
1927 - 1939	Ministry of Labour, Local Unemployment Index (Ministry of Labour) ,
1945 - 1963	Ministry of Labour, Labour Gazette (H.M.S.O.) ,

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