Claimant Count Unemployment
| Year | Unemployed |
|---|---|
| 16 Apr 1945 |
4,054
|
| 16 Jul 1945 |
5,728
|
| 15 Oct 1945 |
7,395
|
| 14 Jan 1946 |
8,716
|
| 08 Apr 1946 |
13,366
|
| 15 Jul 1946 |
17,017
|
| 14 Oct 1946 |
17,598
|
| 13 Jan 1947 |
19,706
|
| 14 Apr 1947 |
21,663
|
| 14 Jul 1947 |
14,790
|
| 13 Oct 1947 |
15,842
|
| 12 Jan 1948 |
20,660
|
| 12 Apr 1948 |
20,682
|
| 12 Jul 1948 |
21,345
|
| 11 Oct 1948 |
23,637
|
| 10 Jan 1949 |
27,157
|
| 11 Apr 1949 |
24,835
|
| 11 Jul 1949 |
18,601
|
| 10 Oct 1949 |
23,062
|
| 16 Jan 1950 |
27,017
|
| 17 Apr 1950 |
24,030
|
| 10 Jul 1950 |
23,136
|
| 16 Oct 1950 |
23,546
|
| 15 Jan 1951 |
23,653
|
| 16 Apr 1951 |
18,091
|
| 16 Jul 1951 |
13,890
|
| 15 Oct 1951 |
25,386
|
| 14 Jan 1952 |
32,517
|
| 21 Apr 1952 |
28,796
|
| 14 Jul 1952 |
27,922
|
| 13 Oct 1952 |
30,602
|
| 12 Jan 1953 |
36,309
|
| 13 Apr 1953 |
28,569
|
| 13 Jul 1953 |
23,472
|
| 12 Oct 1953 |
25,904
|
| 11 Jan 1954 |
31,673
|
| 12 Apr 1954 |
23,859
|
| 12 Jul 1954 |
16,514
|
| 11 Oct 1954 |
18,396
|
| 10 Jan 1955 |
20,764
|
| 18 Apr 1955 |
21,836
|
| 11 Jul 1955 |
12,081
|
| 10 Oct 1955 |
14,479
|
| 16 Jan 1956 |
17,371
|
| 16 Apr 1956 |
17,254
|
| 16 Jul 1956 |
14,927
|
| 15 Oct 1956 |
18,883
|
| 14 Jan 1957 |
26,452
|
| 15 Apr 1957 |
24,605
|
| 15 Jul 1957 |
18,475
|
| 14 Oct 1957 |
22,596
|
| 13 Jan 1958 |
30,379
|
| 14 Apr 1958 |
33,474
|
| 14 Jul 1958 |
31,513
|
| 13 Oct 1958 |
35,401
|
| 12 Jan 1959 |
40,497
|
| 13 Apr 1959 |
35,748
|
| 13 Jul 1959 |
25,201
|
| 12 Oct 1959 |
27,564
|
| 11 Jan 1960 |
29,822
|
| 11 Apr 1960 |
39,833
|
| 11 Jul 1960 |
30,435
|
| 10 Oct 1960 |
36,339
|
| 16 Jan 1961 |
54,249
|
| 10 Apr 1961 |
40,499
|
| 10 Jul 1961 |
30,196
|
| 16 Oct 1961 |
42,024
|
| 15 Jan 1962 |
55,876
|
| 09 Apr 1962 |
54,499
|
| 09 Jul 1962 |
50,400
|
| 15 Oct 1962 |
58,796
|
| 14 Jan 1963 |
89,630
|
| 08 Apr 1963 |
71,275
|
| 15 Jul 1963 |
49,034
|
| 14 Oct 1963 |
52,582
|
| 13 Jan 1964 |
56,489
|
| 13 Apr 1964 |
47,246
|
| 13 Jul 1964 |
33,721
|
| 12 Oct 1964 |
37,380
|
| 11 Jan 1965 |
40,626
|
| 12 Apr 1965 |
36,771
|
| 12 Jul 1965 |
30,788
|
| 11 Oct 1965 |
35,686
|
| 10 Jan 1966 |
37,934
|
| 10 Apr 1966 |
34,420
|
| 11 Jul 1966 |
29,644
|
| 10 Oct 1966 |
45,426
|
| 09 Jan 1967 |
71,010
|
| 10 Apr 1967 |
73,296
|
| 10 Jul 1967 |
64,908
|
| 09 Oct 1967 |
70,573
|
| 08 Jan 1968 |
78,670
|
| 08 Apr 1968 |
74,971
|
| 08 Jul 1968 |
64,173
|
| 14 Oct 1968 |
64,652
|
| 13 Jan 1969 |
69,357
|
| 14 Apr 1969 |
65,307
|
| 14 Jul 1969 |
54,502
|
| 13 Oct 1969 |
59,410
|
| 12 Jan 1970 |
64,864
|
| 13 Apr 1970 |
64,726
|
| 13 Jul 1970 |
56,744
|
| 12 Oct 1970 |
59,084
|
| 11 Jan 1971 |
65,937
|
| 05 Jul 1971 |
72,265
|
| 12 Jul 1971 |
67,522
|
| 11 Oct 1971 |
77,057
|
| 10 Jan 1972 |
86,898
|
| 10 Apr 1972 |
87,587
|
| 10 Jul 1972 |
74,694
|
| 09 Oct 1972 |
76,647
|
| 08 Jan 1973 |
75,037
|
| 09 Apr 1973 |
65,081
|
| 09 Jul 1973 |
51,566
|
| 08 Oct 1973 |
49,159
|
| 14 Jan 1974 |
58,716
|
| 08 Apr 1974 |
60,084
|
| 08 Jul 1974 |
53,240
|
| 14 Oct 1974 |
59,996
|
| Date: | Source: |
|---|---|
| 1945 - 1974 | Ministry of Labour, Labour Gazette (H.M.S.O.) , |
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