Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	25,899	801
11 Apr 1927	26,059	641
11 Jul 1927	25,525	1,175
17 Oct 1927	25,792	908
16 Jan 1928	26,394	816
16 Apr 1928	26,802	408
16 Jul 1928	25,849	1,361
15 Oct 1928	25,795	1,415
14 Jan 1929	26,411	2,049
15 Apr 1929	27,435	1,025
15 Jul 1929	27,407	1,053
14 Oct 1929	27,464	996
13 Jan 1930	28,960	1,270
14 Apr 1930	29,474	756
14 Jul 1930	29,172	1,058
13 Oct 1930	28,537	1,693
12 Jan 1931	28,797	2,883
13 Apr 1931	29,874	1,806
13 Jul 1931	29,051	2,629
12 Oct 1931	29,114	2,566
25 Jan 1932	29,459	3,021
25 Apr 1932	30,499	1,981
25 Jul 1932	29,979	2,501
24 Oct 1932	30,401	2,079
23 Jan 1933	30,491	2,979
24 Apr 1933	31,930	1,540
24 Jul 1933	31,897	1,573
23 Oct 1933	32,432	1,038
22 Jan 1934	33,979	1,601
23 Apr 1934	35,011	569
23 Jul 1934	34,619	961
22 Oct 1934	34,264	1,316
28 Jan 1935	37,601	1,689
15 Apr 1935	38,504	786
22 Jul 1935	37,561	1,729
21 Oct 1935	37,797	1,493
20 Jan 1936	39,593	2,707
27 Apr 1936	41,116	1,184
20 Jul 1936	39,847	2,453
26 Oct 1936	40,312	1,988
25 Jan 1937	41,084	2,716
19 Apr 1937	42,442	1,358
26 Jul 1937	41,566	2,234
18 Oct 1937	41,566	2,234
17 Jan 1938	41,796	3,684
04 Apr 1938	43,479	2,001
18 Jul 1938	41,432	4,048
17 Oct 1938	42,069	3,411
16 Jan 1939	44,090	4,790
17 Apr 1939	46,680	2,200
10 Jul 1939	45,067	3,813
16 Apr 1945		117
16 Jul 1945		104
15 Oct 1945		162
14 Jan 1946		260
08 Apr 1946		246
15 Jul 1946		188
14 Oct 1946		160
13 Jan 1947		321
14 Apr 1947		280
14 Jul 1947		122
13 Oct 1947		194
12 Jan 1948		168
12 Apr 1948		200
12 Jul 1948		211
11 Oct 1948		163
10 Jan 1949		187
11 Apr 1949		149
11 Jul 1949		117
10 Oct 1949		190
16 Jan 1950		262
17 Apr 1950		196
10 Jul 1950		130
16 Oct 1950		159
15 Jan 1951		163
16 Apr 1951		117
16 Jul 1951		110
15 Oct 1951		263
14 Jan 1952		402
21 Apr 1952		304
14 Jul 1952		288
13 Oct 1952		297
12 Jan 1953		298
13 Apr 1953		241
13 Jul 1953		141
12 Oct 1953		153
11 Jan 1954		268
12 Apr 1954		293
12 Jul 1954		127
11 Oct 1954		181
10 Jan 1955		207
18 Apr 1955		177
11 Jul 1955		134
10 Oct 1955		149
16 Jan 1956		193
16 Apr 1956		162
16 Jul 1956		149
15 Oct 1956		215
14 Jan 1957		583
15 Apr 1957		314
15 Jul 1957		161
14 Oct 1957		166
13 Jan 1958		352
14 Apr 1958		416
14 Jul 1958		468
13 Oct 1958		992
12 Jan 1959		1,138
13 Apr 1959		1,110
13 Jul 1959		776
12 Oct 1959		776
11 Jan 1960		609
11 Apr 1960		352
11 Jul 1960		245
10 Oct 1960		378
16 Jan 1961		629
10 Apr 1961		530
10 Jul 1961		295
16 Oct 1961		597
15 Jan 1962		965
09 Apr 1962		801
09 Jul 1962		836
15 Oct 1962		1,131
14 Jan 1963		1,893
08 Apr 1963		1,096
15 Jul 1963		635
14 Oct 1963		693
13 Jan 1964		679
13 Apr 1964		491
13 Jul 1964		288
12 Oct 1964		368
11 Jan 1965		403
12 Apr 1965		450
12 Jul 1965		385
11 Oct 1965		438
10 Jan 1966		524
10 Apr 1966		645
11 Jul 1966		519
10 Oct 1966		5,264
09 Jan 1967		4,325
10 Apr 1967		2,005
10 Jul 1967		1,564
09 Oct 1967		1,734
08 Jan 1968		1,595
08 Apr 1968		1,224
08 Jul 1968		1,267
14 Oct 1968		1,177
13 Jan 1969		1,363
14 Apr 1969		1,367
14 Jul 1969		1,203
13 Oct 1969		7,745
12 Jan 1970		1,770
13 Apr 1970		1,469
13 Jul 1970		1,315
12 Oct 1970		1,872
11 Jan 1971		2,216
05 Apr 1971		2,450
12 Jul 1971		2,461
11 Oct 1971		2,670
10 Jan 1972		4,075
10 Apr 1972		4,024
10 Jul 1972		3,383
09 Oct 1972		3,095
08 Jan 1973		2,505
09 Apr 1973		1,980
09 Jul 1973		1,610
08 Oct 1973		1,492
14 Jan 1974		1,994
08 Apr 1974		2,264
08 Jul 1974		2,132
14 Oct 1974		2,651

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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