Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	31,568	4,022
11 Apr 1927	32,672	2,918
11 Jul 1927	32,600	2,990
17 Oct 1927	32,494	3,096
16 Jan 1928	31,696	2,944
16 Apr 1928	31,834	2,806
16 Jul 1928	31,418	3,222
15 Oct 1928	31,592	3,048
14 Jan 1929	32,510	2,750
15 Apr 1929	32,827	2,433
15 Jul 1929	32,862	2,398
14 Oct 1929	32,651	2,609
13 Jan 1930	34,068	2,722
14 Apr 1930	33,148	3,642
14 Jul 1930	32,302	4,488
13 Oct 1930	31,492	5,298
12 Jan 1931	32,365	6,395
13 Apr 1931	31,434	7,326
13 Jul 1931	31,279	7,481
12 Oct 1931	30,930	7,830
25 Jan 1932	32,222	6,978
25 Apr 1932	32,497	6,703
25 Jul 1932	32,262	6,938
24 Oct 1932	32,222	6,978
23 Jan 1933	31,265	7,525
24 Apr 1933	32,273	6,517
24 Jul 1933	33,515	5,275
23 Oct 1933	34,484	4,306
22 Jan 1934	31,117	4,203
23 Apr 1934	32,035	3,285
23 Jul 1934	31,929	3,391
22 Oct 1934	32,212	3,108
28 Jan 1935	32,344	3,316
15 Apr 1935	33,057	2,603
22 Jul 1935	32,950	2,710
21 Oct 1935	33,164	2,496
20 Jan 1936	34,114	2,686
27 Apr 1936	34,702	2,098
20 Jul 1936	35,070	1,730
26 Oct 1936	35,291	1,509
25 Jan 1937	37,334	1,556
19 Apr 1937	37,646	1,244
26 Jul 1937	37,568	1,322
18 Oct 1937	37,412	1,478
17 Jan 1938	39,355	2,335
04 Apr 1938	38,730	2,960
18 Jul 1938	38,063	3,627
17 Oct 1938	38,605	3,085
16 Jan 1939	38,586	2,994
17 Apr 1939	39,418	2,162
10 Jul 1939	40,000	1,580
16 Apr 1945		82
16 Jul 1945		107
15 Oct 1945		141
14 Jan 1946		184
08 Apr 1946		101
15 Jul 1946		111
14 Oct 1946		84
13 Jan 1947		83
14 Apr 1947		122
14 Jul 1947		66
13 Oct 1947		145
12 Jan 1948		175
12 Apr 1948		141
12 Jul 1948		145
11 Oct 1948		204
10 Jan 1949		183
11 Apr 1949		141
11 Jul 1949		95
10 Oct 1949		131
16 Jan 1950		115
17 Apr 1950		88
10 Jul 1950		63
16 Oct 1950		81
15 Jan 1951		85
16 Apr 1951		65
16 Jul 1951		49
15 Oct 1951		126
14 Jan 1952		182
21 Apr 1952		326
14 Jul 1952		304
13 Oct 1952		300
12 Jan 1953		892
13 Apr 1953		1,192
13 Jul 1953		555
12 Oct 1953		260
11 Jan 1954		230
12 Apr 1954		138
12 Jul 1954		111
11 Oct 1954		144
10 Jan 1955		157
18 Apr 1955		151
11 Jul 1955		97
10 Oct 1955		159
16 Jan 1956		181
16 Apr 1956		205
16 Jul 1956		906
15 Oct 1956		237
14 Jan 1957		365
15 Apr 1957		524
15 Jul 1957		249
14 Oct 1957		190
13 Jan 1958		292
14 Apr 1958		522
14 Jul 1958		500
13 Oct 1958		660
12 Jan 1959		1,012
13 Apr 1959		527
13 Jul 1959		317
12 Oct 1959		322
11 Jan 1960		308
11 Apr 1960		135
11 Jul 1960		138
10 Oct 1960		238
16 Jan 1961		763
10 Apr 1961		271
10 Jul 1961		324
16 Oct 1961		584
15 Jan 1962		666
09 Apr 1962		670
09 Jul 1962		778
15 Oct 1962		935
14 Jan 1963		1,185
08 Apr 1963		835
15 Jul 1963		574
14 Oct 1963		491
13 Jan 1964		368
13 Apr 1964		266
13 Jul 1964		191
12 Oct 1964		188
11 Jan 1965		174
12 Apr 1965		45
12 Jul 1965		135
11 Oct 1965		195
10 Jan 1966		167
10 Apr 1966		155

Date:	Source:
1927 - 1939	Ministry of Labour, Local Unemployment Index (Ministry of Labour) ,
1945 - 1966	Ministry of Labour, Labour Gazette (H.M.S.O.) ,

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