Claimant Count Unemployment

Year	In employment	Unemployed
17 Jan 1927	42,650	2,540
11 Apr 1927	43,675	1,515
11 Jul 1927	43,675	1,515
17 Oct 1927	43,274	1,916
16 Jan 1928	42,194	2,606
16 Apr 1928	43,298	1,502
16 Jul 1928	43,475	1,325
15 Oct 1928	43,210	1,590
14 Jan 1929	43,416	2,634
15 Apr 1929	44,461	1,589
15 Jul 1929	44,869	1,181
14 Oct 1929	44,506	1,544
13 Jan 1930	44,548	2,702
14 Apr 1930	45,386	1,864
14 Jul 1930	44,920	2,330
13 Oct 1930	44,175	3,075
12 Jan 1931	42,637	5,453
13 Apr 1931	43,253	4,837
13 Jul 1931	43,443	4,647
12 Oct 1931	41,926	6,164
25 Jan 1932	42,103	7,887
25 Apr 1932	42,991	6,999
25 Jul 1932	43,188	6,802
24 Oct 1932	43,040	6,950
23 Jan 1933	58,466	7,404
24 Apr 1933	60,609	5,261
24 Jul 1933	61,518	4,352
23 Oct 1933	61,713	4,157
22 Jan 1934	61,077	5,373
23 Apr 1934	62,781	3,669
23 Jul 1934	63,043	3,407
22 Oct 1934	62,519	3,931
28 Jan 1935	62,557	5,723
15 Apr 1935	64,577	3,703
22 Jul 1935	65,116	3,164
21 Oct 1935	64,981	3,299
20 Jan 1936	64,471	5,149
27 Apr 1936	66,325	3,295
20 Jul 1936	66,737	2,883
26 Oct 1936	66,119	3,501
25 Jan 1937	68,307	4,593
19 Apr 1937	69,838	3,062
26 Jul 1937	70,130	2,770
18 Oct 1937	69,838	3,062
17 Jan 1938	69,853	5,177
04 Apr 1938	70,978	4,052
18 Jul 1938	70,903	4,127
17 Oct 1938	70,078	4,952
16 Jan 1939	71,012	6,428
17 Apr 1939	72,871	4,569
10 Jul 1939	73,723	3,717
16 Apr 1945		202
16 Jul 1945		288
15 Oct 1945		347
14 Jan 1946		557
08 Apr 1946		663
15 Jul 1946		857
14 Oct 1946		965
13 Jan 1947		1,206
14 Apr 1947		1,252
14 Jul 1947		791
13 Oct 1947		958
12 Jan 1948		1,192
12 Apr 1948		1,255
12 Jul 1948		1,157
11 Oct 1948		1,458
10 Jan 1949		1,816
11 Apr 1949		1,410
11 Jul 1949		911
10 Oct 1949		1,197
16 Jan 1950		1,326
17 Apr 1950		1,114
10 Jul 1950		887
16 Oct 1950		1,235
15 Jan 1951		1,212
16 Apr 1951		874
16 Jul 1951		529
15 Oct 1951		800
14 Jan 1952		1,226
21 Apr 1952		1,299
14 Jul 1952		1,125
13 Oct 1952		1,754
12 Jan 1953		2,097
13 Apr 1953		1,702
13 Jul 1953		1,278
12 Oct 1953		1,595
11 Jan 1954		1,647
12 Apr 1954		1,335
12 Jul 1954		781
11 Oct 1954		969
10 Jan 1955		1,095
18 Apr 1955		1,054
11 Jul 1955		524
10 Oct 1955		668
16 Jan 1956		781
16 Apr 1956		665
16 Jul 1956		553
15 Oct 1956		811
14 Jan 1957		1,178
15 Apr 1957		1,126
15 Jul 1957		662
14 Oct 1957		836
13 Jan 1958		1,248
14 Apr 1958		1,424
14 Jul 1958		1,152
13 Oct 1958		1,316
12 Jan 1959		1,703
13 Apr 1959		1,353
13 Jul 1959		1,105
12 Oct 1959		1,185
11 Jan 1960		1,199

Date:	Source:
1927 - 1939	Ministry of Labour, Local Unemployment Index (Ministry of Labour) ,
1945 - 1960	Ministry of Labour, Labour Gazette (H.M.S.O.) ,

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