Spen Valley Urban Labour Market : Claimant Count Unemployment

Claimant Count Unemployment

Data cube chart.

Year In employment Unemployed
17 Jan 1927 15,627 Show data context 2,323 Show data context
11 Apr 1927 16,556 Show data context 1,394 Show data context
11 Jul 1927 16,378 Show data context 1,572 Show data context
17 Oct 1927 16,449 Show data context 1,501 Show data context
16 Jan 1928 15,771 Show data context 2,099 Show data context
16 Apr 1928 15,789 Show data context 2,081 Show data context
16 Jul 1928 15,398 Show data context 2,472 Show data context
15 Oct 1928 15,647 Show data context 2,223 Show data context
14 Jan 1929 14,198 Show data context 2,492 Show data context
15 Apr 1929 14,730 Show data context 1,960 Show data context
15 Jul 1929 14,697 Show data context 1,993 Show data context
14 Oct 1929 14,431 Show data context 2,259 Show data context
13 Jan 1930 14,971 Show data context 2,689 Show data context
14 Apr 1930 14,443 Show data context 3,217 Show data context
14 Jul 1930 13,810 Show data context 3,850 Show data context
13 Oct 1930 13,090 Show data context 4,570 Show data context
12 Jan 1931 10,923 Show data context 5,637 Show data context
13 Apr 1931 11,582 Show data context 4,978 Show data context
13 Jul 1931 11,022 Show data context 5,538 Show data context
12 Oct 1931 13,181 Show data context 3,379 Show data context
25 Jan 1932 13,168 Show data context 3,252 Show data context
25 Apr 1932 13,478 Show data context 2,942 Show data context
25 Jul 1932 12,154 Show data context 4,266 Show data context
24 Oct 1932 13,004 Show data context 3,416 Show data context
23 Jan 1933 12,718 Show data context 4,102 Show data context
24 Apr 1933 13,020 Show data context 3,800 Show data context
24 Jul 1933 13,806 Show data context 3,014 Show data context
23 Oct 1933 14,459 Show data context 2,361 Show data context
22 Jan 1934 14,182 Show data context 2,508 Show data context
23 Apr 1934 14,298 Show data context 2,392 Show data context
23 Jul 1934 13,982 Show data context 2,708 Show data context
22 Oct 1934 14,314 Show data context 2,376 Show data context
28 Jan 1935 14,183 Show data context 2,587 Show data context
15 Apr 1935 14,416 Show data context 2,354 Show data context
22 Jul 1935 14,233 Show data context 2,537 Show data context
21 Oct 1935 15,184 Show data context 1,586 Show data context
20 Jan 1936 15,044 Show data context 1,756 Show data context
27 Apr 1936 15,111 Show data context 1,689 Show data context
20 Jul 1936 15,061 Show data context 1,739 Show data context
26 Oct 1936 15,629 Show data context 1,171 Show data context
25 Jan 1937 15,740 Show data context 1,240 Show data context
19 Apr 1937 15,944 Show data context 1,036 Show data context
26 Jul 1937 15,554 Show data context 1,426 Show data context
18 Oct 1937 15,656 Show data context 1,324 Show data context
17 Jan 1938 14,887 Show data context 2,383 Show data context
04 Apr 1938 14,593 Show data context 2,677 Show data context
18 Jul 1938 14,628 Show data context 2,642 Show data context
17 Oct 1938 15,388 Show data context 1,882 Show data context
16 Jan 1939 14,878 Show data context 2,402 Show data context
17 Apr 1939 15,103 Show data context 2,177 Show data context
10 Jul 1939 16,036 Show data context 1,244 Show data context
Date Source
1927 - 1939 Ministry of Labour, Local Unemployment Index (Ministry of Labour) ,

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Area in Acres as given in the Census reports.


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

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Date accessed: 02nd June 2026