Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1888-1926 (2)--Original Data, 1921-1939. The Following Adjustments Were Made To The Data By NBER: Linear Interpolation For Monthly Total Insured Figures; May, 1921-February, 1922--Short-Time Workers Added In; Figures For Great Britain And Ireland Lowered To Great Britain And Northern Ireland Basis. March, 1922-October, 1922 Data Have Short-Time Workers Added In. November 1922-October 1923 Data Have NBER Adjustments For Short-Time Workers. November 1923-July 1939 Data Have Short-Time Workers Added In. September 1937-July 1939 Data Have An NBER Adjustment To Make Continuous Computation Of The Number Of Unemployed. Source: Ministry Of Labour Gazette, Monthly Issues . This NBER data series m08004b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html. NBER Indicator: m08004b

These Series Excludes The Miners Of Pas De Calais And Nord Who Did Not Report Regularly. Source: 1897-1901 Data Are From Bulletin Du Ministere Du Travail, 1902 P. 450; 1900-1914 Data Are From Journal De La Societe De Statistique De Paris, February, 1929, Pp. 80-83. This NBER data series m08024a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html. NBER Indicator: m08024a

The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNU03025703

The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNU03025670

The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNU03025702

The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNU03023570

The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNU03008517

The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNU03025701

The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNU03023706

The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNU03023558

The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNU03023622

The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNU03023654

The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNU03026511

The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNU03008397

These Series Excludes The Miners Of Pas De Calais And Nord Who Did Not Report Regularly. Source: 1897-1901 Data Are From Bulletin Du Ministere Du Travail, 1902 P. 450; 1900-1914 Data Are From Journal De La Societe De Statistique De Paris, February, 1929, Pp. 80-83 This NBER data series m08024b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html. NBER Indicator: m08024b

The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNS13023622

The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNS13023558

The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNS13023570

The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNS13025702

The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNS13025701

The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNS13025670

The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNS13025703

The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNS13023706

The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNS13023654

The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNS13026511

The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNS13008397

The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNS13008517