Worcester Urban Labour Market : Claimant Count Unemployment

Claimant Count Unemployment

Data cube chart.

Year In employment Unemployed
17 Jan 1927 14,103 Show data context 1,637 Show data context
11 Apr 1927 14,591 Show data context 1,149 Show data context
11 Jul 1927 14,811 Show data context 929 Show data context
17 Oct 1927 14,701 Show data context 1,039 Show data context
16 Jan 1928 14,027 Show data context 1,253 Show data context
16 Apr 1928 14,226 Show data context 1,054 Show data context
16 Jul 1928 14,149 Show data context 1,131 Show data context
15 Oct 1928 13,905 Show data context 1,375 Show data context
14 Jan 1929 13,837 Show data context 1,623 Show data context
15 Apr 1929 14,130 Show data context 1,330 Show data context
15 Jul 1929 14,440 Show data context 1,020 Show data context
14 Oct 1929 14,130 Show data context 1,330 Show data context
13 Jan 1930 13,773 Show data context 1,807 Show data context
14 Apr 1930 13,695 Show data context 1,885 Show data context
14 Jul 1930 13,742 Show data context 1,838 Show data context
13 Oct 1930 13,601 Show data context 1,979 Show data context
12 Jan 1931 13,544 Show data context 2,696 Show data context
13 Apr 1931 13,642 Show data context 2,598 Show data context
13 Jul 1931 13,934 Show data context 2,306 Show data context
12 Oct 1931 13,236 Show data context 3,004 Show data context
25 Jan 1932 14,391 Show data context 2,969 Show data context
25 Apr 1932 14,739 Show data context 2,621 Show data context
25 Jul 1932 16,614 Show data context 746 Show data context
24 Oct 1932 14,409 Show data context 2,951 Show data context
23 Jan 1933 13,662 Show data context 3,458 Show data context
24 Apr 1933 14,124 Show data context 2,996 Show data context
24 Jul 1933 14,963 Show data context 2,157 Show data context
23 Oct 1933 14,843 Show data context 2,277 Show data context
22 Jan 1934 14,913 Show data context 2,327 Show data context
23 Apr 1934 15,206 Show data context 2,034 Show data context
23 Jul 1934 15,568 Show data context 1,672 Show data context
22 Oct 1934 15,257 Show data context 1,983 Show data context
28 Jan 1935 14,895 Show data context 2,305 Show data context
15 Apr 1935 15,308 Show data context 1,892 Show data context
22 Jul 1935 15,411 Show data context 1,789 Show data context
21 Oct 1935 15,222 Show data context 1,978 Show data context
20 Jan 1936 15,138 Show data context 2,182 Show data context
27 Apr 1936 15,779 Show data context 1,541 Show data context
20 Jul 1936 16,160 Show data context 1,160 Show data context
26 Oct 1936 16,108 Show data context 1,212 Show data context
25 Jan 1937 16,085 Show data context 1,475 Show data context
19 Apr 1937 16,401 Show data context 1,159 Show data context
26 Jul 1937 16,559 Show data context 1,001 Show data context
18 Oct 1937 16,243 Show data context 1,317 Show data context
17 Jan 1938 16,533 Show data context 1,817 Show data context
04 Apr 1938 16,625 Show data context 1,725 Show data context
18 Jul 1938 16,772 Show data context 1,578 Show data context
17 Oct 1938 16,368 Show data context 1,982 Show data context
16 Jan 1939 17,233 Show data context 2,087 Show data context
17 Apr 1939 17,678 Show data context 1,642 Show data context
10 Jul 1939 18,064 Show data context 1,256 Show data context
15 Jul 1946 139 Show data context
14 Oct 1946 109 Show data context
13 Jan 1947 119 Show data context
14 Apr 1947 294 Show data context
14 Jul 1947 91 Show data context
13 Oct 1947 118 Show data context
12 Jan 1948 143 Show data context
12 Apr 1948 151 Show data context
12 Jul 1948 147 Show data context
11 Oct 1948 124 Show data context
10 Jan 1949 224 Show data context
11 Apr 1949 251 Show data context
11 Jul 1949 216 Show data context
10 Oct 1949 280 Show data context
16 Jan 1950 379 Show data context
17 Apr 1950 309 Show data context
10 Jul 1950 265 Show data context
16 Oct 1950 258 Show data context
15 Jan 1951 299 Show data context
16 Apr 1951 260 Show data context
16 Jul 1951 171 Show data context
15 Oct 1951 234 Show data context
14 Jan 1952 364 Show data context
21 Apr 1952 348 Show data context
14 Jul 1952 213 Show data context
13 Oct 1952 311 Show data context
12 Jan 1953 403 Show data context
13 Apr 1953 368 Show data context
13 Jul 1953 245 Show data context
12 Oct 1953 246 Show data context
11 Jan 1954 347 Show data context
12 Apr 1954 246 Show data context
12 Jul 1954 191 Show data context
11 Oct 1954 204 Show data context
10 Jan 1955 267 Show data context
18 Apr 1955 176 Show data context
11 Jul 1955 159 Show data context
10 Oct 1955 152 Show data context
16 Jan 1956 184 Show data context
16 Apr 1956 190 Show data context
16 Jul 1956 194 Show data context
15 Oct 1956 189 Show data context
14 Jan 1957 415 Show data context
15 Apr 1957 444 Show data context
15 Jul 1957 331 Show data context
14 Oct 1957 402 Show data context
13 Jan 1958 525 Show data context
14 Apr 1958 651 Show data context
14 Jul 1958 398 Show data context
13 Oct 1958 633 Show data context
12 Jan 1959 730 Show data context
13 Apr 1959 767 Show data context
13 Jul 1959 469 Show data context
12 Oct 1959 441 Show data context
11 Jan 1960 436 Show data context
11 Apr 1960 340 Show data context
11 Jul 1960 182 Show data context
10 Oct 1960 216 Show data context
16 Jan 1961 358 Show data context
10 Apr 1961 317 Show data context
10 Jul 1961 241 Show data context
16 Oct 1961 265 Show data context
15 Jan 1962 475 Show data context
09 Apr 1962 373 Show data context
09 Jul 1962 324 Show data context
15 Oct 1962 383 Show data context
14 Jan 1963 926 Show data context
08 Apr 1963 547 Show data context
15 Jul 1963 412 Show data context
14 Oct 1963 431 Show data context
13 Jan 1964 601 Show data context
13 Apr 1964 446 Show data context
13 Jul 1964 285 Show data context
12 Oct 1964 277 Show data context
11 Jan 1965 329 Show data context
12 Apr 1965 1,032 Show data context
12 Jul 1965 278 Show data context
11 Oct 1965 296 Show data context
10 Jan 1966 410 Show data context
10 Apr 1966 343 Show data context
11 Jul 1966 262 Show data context
10 Oct 1966 447 Show data context
09 Jan 1967 1,072 Show data context
10 Apr 1967 870 Show data context
10 Jul 1967 547 Show data context
09 Oct 1967 516 Show data context
08 Jan 1968 807 Show data context
08 Apr 1968 818 Show data context
08 Jul 1968 2,798 Show data context
14 Oct 1968 3,121 Show data context
13 Jan 1969 829 Show data context
14 Apr 1969 863 Show data context
14 Jul 1969 730 Show data context
13 Oct 1969 792 Show data context
12 Jan 1970 894 Show data context
13 Apr 1970 926 Show data context
13 Jul 1970 822 Show data context
12 Oct 1970 800 Show data context
11 Jan 1971 1,003 Show data context
05 Apr 1971 1,090 Show data context
12 Jul 1971 1,135 Show data context
11 Oct 1971 1,900 Show data context
10 Jan 1972 1,873 Show data context
10 Apr 1972 1,981 Show data context
10 Jul 1972 2,025 Show data context
09 Oct 1972 1,412 Show data context
08 Jan 1973 1,295 Show data context
09 Apr 1973 1,119 Show data context
09 Jul 1973 768 Show data context
08 Oct 1973 662 Show data context
14 Jan 1974 914 Show data context
08 Apr 1974 945 Show data context
08 Jul 1974 735 Show data context
14 Oct 1974 843 Show data context
Date Source
1927 - 1939 Ministry of Labour, Local Unemployment Index (Ministry of Labour) ,
1946 - 1974 Ministry of Labour, Labour Gazette (H.M.S.O.) ,

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nCube definition


The 1801 crop returns list differing crops for different parishes, so these data need to be treated with some care; a total of 63 crops or combinations of crops are listed, but many are very similar. Note that a great many parishes were missing from the data, and some additional parish names could not be identified, matched more than one parish within the named county, or lacked information on the county they were in. Nottinghamshire is completely missing. County totals include data for parishes that could not ...


be identified. The national total for England includes parishes with missing county information. The national total for England is also used as the total for England and Wales, to permit the web site to present comparisons with national totals, even though the returns contain no data on Wales.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Worcester Urban Labour Market through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Claimant Count Unemployment, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12830350/cube/INSURED_UNEM

Date accessed: 05th June 2026