Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	64,358	6,722
11 Apr 1927	66,375	4,705
11 Jul 1927	66,240	4,840
17 Oct 1927	66,913	4,167
16 Jan 1928	63,399	4,701
16 Apr 1928	62,948	5,152
16 Jul 1928	61,853	6,247
15 Oct 1928	61,338	6,762
14 Jan 1929	60,534	7,386
15 Apr 1929	60,727	7,193
15 Jul 1929	60,662	7,258
14 Oct 1929	59,892	8,028
13 Jan 1930	58,170	9,690
14 Apr 1930	50,341	17,519
14 Jul 1930	49,956	17,904
13 Oct 1930	46,299	21,561
12 Jan 1931	47,086	23,594
13 Apr 1931	42,074	28,606
13 Jul 1931	43,878	26,802
12 Oct 1931	46,819	23,861
25 Jan 1932	51,370	20,250
25 Apr 1932	46,629	24,991
25 Jul 1932	36,335	35,285
24 Oct 1932	50,286	21,334
23 Jan 1933	49,247	21,273
24 Apr 1933	48,113	22,407
24 Jul 1933	45,246	25,274
23 Oct 1933	54,049	16,471
22 Jan 1934	51,529	17,231
23 Apr 1934	49,709	19,051
23 Jul 1934	38,070	30,690
22 Oct 1934	51,464	17,296
28 Jan 1935	50,720	17,390
15 Apr 1935	50,978	17,132
22 Jul 1935	43,829	24,281
21 Oct 1935	53,812	14,298
20 Jan 1936	51,245	15,045
27 Apr 1936	50,744	15,546
20 Jul 1936	51,621	14,669
26 Oct 1936	52,624	13,666
25 Jan 1937	52,549	13,801
19 Apr 1937	53,345	13,005
26 Jul 1937	39,213	27,137
18 Oct 1937	53,345	13,005
17 Jan 1938	51,517	15,563
04 Apr 1938	49,304	17,776
18 Jul 1938	52,255	14,825
17 Oct 1938	54,402	12,678
16 Jan 1939	52,523	12,967
17 Apr 1939	54,029	11,461
10 Jul 1939	55,732	9,758
16 Apr 1945		820
16 Jul 1945		932
15 Oct 1945		1,713
14 Jan 1946		2,892
08 Apr 1946		3,301
15 Jul 1946		3,165
14 Oct 1946		3,069
13 Jan 1947		3,451
14 Apr 1947		2,927
14 Jul 1947		1,980
13 Oct 1947		1,839
12 Jan 1948		2,300
12 Apr 1948		2,323
12 Jul 1948		2,269
11 Oct 1948		2,264
10 Jan 1949		3,779
11 Apr 1949		3,689
11 Jul 1949		2,887
10 Oct 1949		2,391
16 Jan 1950		2,595
17 Apr 1950		2,532
10 Jul 1950		2,341
16 Oct 1950		2,161
15 Jan 1951		2,025
16 Apr 1951		1,644
16 Jul 1951		1,361
15 Oct 1951		1,546
14 Jan 1952		2,035
21 Apr 1952		4,200
14 Jul 1952		7,702
13 Oct 1952		2,625
12 Jan 1953		2,754
13 Apr 1953		2,562
13 Jul 1953		2,138
12 Oct 1953		1,867
11 Jan 1954		2,358
12 Apr 1954		2,707
12 Jul 1954		2,095
11 Oct 1954		1,764
10 Jan 1955		2,225
18 Apr 1955		1,787
11 Jul 1955		2,122
10 Oct 1955		1,921
16 Jan 1956		2,476
16 Apr 1956		2,429
16 Jul 1956		2,925
15 Oct 1956		2,448
14 Jan 1957		3,024
15 Apr 1957		3,372
15 Jul 1957		3,557
14 Oct 1957		3,258
13 Jan 1958		4,197
14 Apr 1958		4,760
14 Jul 1958		5,045
13 Oct 1958		3,800
12 Jan 1959		4,513
13 Apr 1959		4,243
13 Jul 1959		3,892
12 Oct 1959		3,037
11 Jan 1960		3,253
11 Apr 1960		3,308
11 Jul 1960		1,943
10 Oct 1960		1,076
16 Jan 1961		4,703
10 Apr 1961		3,575
10 Jul 1961		3,363
16 Oct 1961		2,959
15 Jan 1962		3,582
09 Apr 1962		3,156
16 Jul 1962		3,122
15 Oct 1962		2,851
14 Jan 1963		4,030
08 Apr 1963		3,560
15 Jul 1963		3,282
14 Oct 1963		2,929
13 Jan 1964		2,944
13 Apr 1964		2,680
13 Jul 1964		2,581
12 Oct 1964		2,042
11 Jan 1965		2,220
12 Apr 1965		2,406
12 Jul 1965		2,129
11 Oct 1965		2,070
10 Jan 1966		2,185
10 Apr 1966		1,713
11 Jul 1966		1,610
10 Oct 1966		1,866
09 Jan 1967		2,811
10 Apr 1967		2,811
10 Jul 1967		2,821
09 Oct 1967		2,600
08 Jan 1968		2,784
08 Apr 1968		2,716
08 Jul 1968		2,633
14 Oct 1968		2,400
13 Jan 1969		2,460
14 Apr 1969		2,407
14 Jul 1969		2,568
13 Oct 1969		2,745
12 Jan 1970		3,403
13 Apr 1970		4,102
13 Jul 1970		4,435
12 Oct 1970		4,315
11 Jan 1971		5,319
05 Apr 1971		5,843
12 Jul 1971		7,232
11 Oct 1971		6,772
10 Jan 1972		8,770
10 Apr 1972		7,561
10 Jul 1972		6,980
09 Oct 1972		6,067
08 Jan 1973		5,835
09 Apr 1973		5,935
09 Jul 1973		5,013
08 Oct 1973		4,239
14 Jan 1974		4,153
08 Apr 1974		4,702
08 Jul 1974		3,783
14 Oct 1974		3,662

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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