Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	51,702	6,138
11 Apr 1927	52,853	4,987
11 Jul 1927	53,181	4,659
17 Oct 1927	5,828	272
16 Jan 1928	53,577	4,753
16 Apr 1928	53,466	4,864
16 Jul 1928	54,461	3,869
15 Oct 1928	53,411	4,919
14 Jan 1929	54,033	5,037
15 Apr 1929	54,033	5,037
15 Jul 1929	54,368	4,702
14 Oct 1929	53,473	5,597
13 Jan 1930	56,066	5,934
14 Apr 1930	55,538	6,462
14 Jul 1930	55,890	6,110
13 Oct 1930	53,423	8,577
12 Jan 1931	54,262	10,128
13 Apr 1931	54,140	10,250
13 Jul 1931	54,933	9,457
12 Oct 1931	51,455	12,935
25 Jan 1932	49,176	13,704
25 Apr 1932	49,295	13,585
25 Jul 1932	50,189	12,691
24 Oct 1932	47,985	14,895
23 Jan 1933	49,304	14,986
24 Apr 1933	50,705	13,585
24 Jul 1933	52,959	11,331
23 Oct 1933	51,010	13,280
22 Jan 1934	52,311	10,829
23 Apr 1934	51,952	11,188
23 Jul 1934	53,627	9,513
22 Oct 1934	51,354	11,786
28 Jan 1935	50,018	10,982
15 Apr 1935	52,099	8,901
22 Jul 1935	53,197	7,803
21 Oct 1935	52,041	8,959
20 Jan 1936	52,736	8,534
27 Apr 1936	53,665	7,605
20 Jul 1936	55,522	5,748
26 Oct 1936	54,710	6,560
25 Jan 1937	57,133	6,137
19 Apr 1937	56,816	6,454
26 Jul 1937	57,702	5,568
18 Oct 1937	57,133	6,137
17 Jan 1938	61,139	6,121
04 Apr 1938	60,130	7,130
18 Jul 1938	61,341	5,919
17 Oct 1938	58,314	8,946
16 Jan 1939	62,741	7,439
17 Apr 1939	63,092	7,088
10 Jul 1939	65,548	4,632
16 Apr 1945		368
16 Jul 1945		291
15 Oct 1945		565
14 Jan 1946		1,286
08 Apr 1946		1,281
15 Jul 1946		1,148
14 Oct 1946		1,211
13 Jan 1947		1,300
14 Apr 1947		1,189
14 Jul 1947		839
13 Oct 1947		1,118
12 Jan 1948		1,652
12 Apr 1948		1,301
12 Jul 1948		1,233
11 Oct 1948		2,125
10 Jan 1949		1,858
11 Apr 1949		1,940
11 Jul 1949		1,466
10 Oct 1949		2,120
16 Jan 1950		1,803
17 Apr 1950		1,842
10 Jul 1950		1,367
16 Oct 1950		2,285
15 Jan 1951		1,510
16 Apr 1951		1,290
16 Jul 1951		917
15 Oct 1951		1,527
14 Jan 1952		1,136
21 Apr 1952		1,468
14 Jul 1952		1,243
13 Oct 1952		1,960
12 Jan 1953		1,684
13 Apr 1953		1,834
13 Jul 1953		1,420
12 Oct 1953		2,352
11 Jan 1954		1,676
12 Apr 1954		1,516
12 Jul 1954		1,202
11 Oct 1954		1,825
10 Jan 1955		1,086
18 Apr 1955		1,314
11 Jul 1955		794
10 Oct 1955		1,114
16 Jan 1956		1,216
16 Apr 1956		1,722
16 Jul 1956		1,166
15 Oct 1956		1,724
14 Jan 1957		2,656
15 Apr 1957		2,405
15 Jul 1957		1,093
14 Oct 1957		1,961
13 Jan 1958		1,792
14 Apr 1958		3,103
14 Jul 1958		2,587
13 Oct 1958		471
12 Jan 1959		551
13 Apr 1959		437
13 Jul 1959		335
12 Oct 1959		402
11 Jan 1960		379
11 Apr 1960		3,259
11 Jul 1960		2,038
10 Oct 1960		2,755
16 Jan 1961		2,341
10 Apr 1961		2,384
10 Jul 1961		1,590
16 Oct 1961		2,407
15 Jan 1962		2,675
09 Apr 1962		2,388
09 Jul 1962		1,822
15 Oct 1962		3,026
14 Jan 1963		4,987
08 Apr 1963		4,610
15 Jul 1963		3,479
14 Oct 1963		3,768
13 Jan 1964		2,665
13 Apr 1964		2,791
13 Jul 1964		2,363
12 Oct 1964		2,822
11 Jan 1965		2,880
12 Apr 1965		417
12 Jul 1965		1,541
11 Oct 1965		2,052
10 Jan 1966		1,855
10 Apr 1966		1,799
11 Jul 1966		1,762
10 Oct 1966		2,498
09 Jan 1967		3,305
10 Apr 1967		3,234
10 Jul 1967		2,756
09 Oct 1967		3,508
08 Jan 1968		3,568
08 Apr 1968		3,169
08 Jul 1968		2,847
14 Oct 1968		3,601
13 Jan 1969		3,887
14 Apr 1969		4,001
14 Jul 1969		3,965
13 Oct 1969		4,637
12 Jan 1970		4,896
13 Apr 1970		3,828
13 Jul 1970		3,976
12 Oct 1970		3,800
11 Jan 1971		4,531
05 Apr 1971		5,184
12 Jul 1971		5,076
11 Oct 1971		4,915
10 Jan 1972		7,273
10 Apr 1972		7,493
10 Jul 1972		5,991
09 Oct 1972		5,822
08 Jan 1973		6,281
09 Apr 1973		5,380
09 Jul 1973		4,225
08 Oct 1973		4,117
14 Jan 1974		5,625
08 Apr 1974		5,616
08 Jul 1974		3,116
14 Oct 1974		3,705

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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