Driffield Urban Labour Market : Claimant Count Unemployment

Claimant Count Unemployment

Data cube chart.

Year In employment Unemployed
17 Jan 1938 1,887 Show data context 203 Show data context
04 Apr 1938 1,906 Show data context 184 Show data context
18 Jul 1938 1,931 Show data context 159 Show data context
17 Oct 1938 1,900 Show data context 190 Show data context
16 Jan 1939 1,765 Show data context 385 Show data context
17 Apr 1939 1,972 Show data context 178 Show data context
10 Jul 1939 2,027 Show data context 123 Show data context
Date Source
1938 - 1939 Ministry of Labour, Local Unemployment Index (Ministry of Labour) ,

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The 1831 census provided information at parish-level on the number of males aged over 20 in each of nine occupational categories. Here we group those nine into four to identify the main sectors: "Agriculture" combines large- and small-scale farmers with agricultural labourers. "Manufacturing" focuses on new factory-based industries. "Retail and handicrafts" covers those in small businesses who sold products they made themselves. "Other" covers "capitalists" and professionals, labourers outside agriculture, servants ...


and "others".


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Driffield 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: 05th June 2026