Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	43,363	5,127
11 Apr 1927	44,015	4,475
11 Jul 1927	44,362	4,128
17 Oct 1927	43,667	4,823
16 Jan 1928	41,786	4,894
16 Apr 1928	41,953	4,727
16 Jul 1928	41,995	4,685
15 Oct 1928	41,452	5,228
14 Jan 1929	40,777	5,993
15 Apr 1929	41,238	5,532
15 Jul 1929	41,699	5,071
14 Oct 1929	40,819	5,951
13 Jan 1930	40,463	6,477
14 Apr 1930	40,841	6,099
14 Jul 1930	40,673	6,267
13 Oct 1930	39,790	7,150
12 Jan 1931	40,823	8,007
13 Apr 1931	41,129	7,701
13 Jul 1931	40,954	7,876
12 Oct 1931	40,035	8,795
25 Jan 1932	40,957	9,493
25 Apr 1932	41,409	9,041
25 Jul 1932	41,590	8,860
24 Oct 1932	40,460	9,990
23 Jan 1933	39,599	10,791
24 Apr 1933	41,089	9,301
24 Jul 1933	41,856	8,534
23 Oct 1933	40,863	9,527
22 Jan 1934	40,494	9,886
23 Apr 1934	42,074	8,306
23 Jul 1934	42,751	7,629
22 Oct 1934	41,983	8,397
28 Jan 1935	42,175	8,985
15 Apr 1935	43,459	7,701
22 Jul 1935	44,146	7,014
21 Oct 1935	43,229	7,931
20 Jan 1936	41,863	8,427
27 Apr 1936	42,855	7,435
20 Jul 1936	43,801	6,489
26 Oct 1936	43,441	6,849
25 Jan 1937	44,358	7,462
19 Apr 1937	45,602	6,218
26 Jul 1937	46,949	4,871
18 Oct 1937	46,120	5,700
17 Jan 1938	48,007	6,423
04 Apr 1938	48,987	5,443
18 Jul 1938	49,967	4,463
17 Oct 1938	48,987	5,443
16 Jan 1939	51,272	6,208
17 Apr 1939	52,997	4,483
10 Jul 1939	53,916	3,564
16 Apr 1945		347
16 Jul 1945		332
15 Oct 1945		565
14 Jan 1946		1,289
08 Apr 1946		1,622
15 Jul 1946		1,690
14 Oct 1946		1,789
13 Jan 1947		1,752
14 Apr 1947		1,446
14 Jul 1947		1,265
13 Oct 1947		1,394
12 Jan 1948		1,775
12 Apr 1948		2,155
12 Jul 1948		2,194
11 Oct 1948		2,546
10 Jan 1949		2,821
11 Apr 1949		2,547
11 Jul 1949		1,943
10 Oct 1949		2,288
16 Jan 1950		2,574
17 Apr 1950		2,501
10 Jul 1950		2,023
16 Oct 1950		2,217
15 Jan 1951		2,335
16 Apr 1951		1,762
16 Jul 1951		1,489
15 Oct 1951		2,017
14 Jan 1952		2,305
21 Apr 1952		2,239
14 Jul 1952		2,142
13 Oct 1952		2,711
12 Jan 1953		3,286
13 Apr 1953		2,808
13 Jul 1953		2,132
12 Oct 1953		2,545
11 Jan 1954		2,939
12 Apr 1954		2,529
12 Jul 1954		1,883
11 Oct 1954		1,880
10 Jan 1955		2,114
18 Apr 1955		1,790
11 Jul 1955		1,502
10 Oct 1955		1,657
16 Jan 1956		2,142
16 Apr 1956		2,164
16 Jul 1956		1,629
15 Oct 1956		1,789
14 Jan 1957		2,452
15 Apr 1957		2,465
15 Jul 1957		1,666
14 Oct 1957		2,135
13 Jan 1958		3,219
14 Apr 1958		3,602
14 Jul 1958		2,913
13 Oct 1958		3,666
12 Jan 1959		4,048
13 Apr 1959		3,663
13 Jul 1959		2,620
12 Oct 1959		3,041
11 Jan 1960		3,337
11 Apr 1960		3,140
11 Jul 1960		1,981
10 Oct 1960		2,290
16 Jan 1961		2,795
10 Apr 1961		2,441
10 Jul 1961		1,468
16 Oct 1961		2,125
15 Jan 1962		2,618
09 Apr 1962		2,556
09 Jul 1962		1,897
15 Oct 1962		2,488
14 Jan 1963		3,398
08 Apr 1963		2,651
15 Jul 1963		1,951
14 Oct 1963		2,342
13 Jan 1964		2,376
13 Apr 1964		2,017
13 Jul 1964		1,516
12 Oct 1964		1,911
11 Jan 1965		2,226
12 Apr 1965		515
12 Jul 1965		1,678
11 Oct 1965		1,992
10 Jan 1966		2,165
10 Apr 1966		1,843
11 Jul 1966		1,597
10 Oct 1966		2,659
09 Jan 1967		3,495
10 Apr 1967		3,235
10 Jul 1967		2,466
09 Oct 1967		2,849
08 Jan 1968		2,903
08 Apr 1968		2,803
08 Jul 1968		2,732
14 Oct 1968		3,035
13 Jan 1969		3,421
14 Apr 1969		3,307
14 Jul 1969		2,931
13 Oct 1969		3,604
12 Jan 1970		3,911
13 Apr 1970		3,735
13 Jul 1970		3,324
12 Oct 1970		3,477
11 Jan 1971		4,181
05 Apr 1971		4,369
12 Jul 1971		4,084
11 Oct 1971		4,468
10 Jan 1972		5,037
10 Apr 1972		4,771
10 Jul 1972		3,889
09 Oct 1972		3,737
08 Jan 1973		3,817
09 Apr 1973		3,515
09 Jul 1973		2,888
08 Oct 1973		3,050
14 Jan 1974		3,767
08 Apr 1974		3,756
08 Jul 1974		3,448
14 Oct 1974		4,074

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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