Biggleswade Urban Labour Market : Claimant Count Unemployment

Claimant Count Unemployment

Data cube chart.

Year In employment Unemployed
17 Jan 1938 1,873 Show data context 137 Show data context
04 Apr 1938 1,889 Show data context 121 Show data context
18 Jul 1938 1,918 Show data context 92 Show data context
17 Oct 1938 1,881 Show data context 129 Show data context
16 Jan 1939 1,750 Show data context 210 Show data context
17 Apr 1939 1,807 Show data context 153 Show data context
10 Jul 1939 1,889 Show data context 71 Show data context
Date Source
1938 - 1939 Ministry of Labour, Local Unemployment Index (Ministry of Labour) ,

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Unemployment as measured through numbers covered by unemployment insurance.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Biggleswade 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: 03rd June 2026