# United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000001 North East : People : NSA : Thousands ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000001 North East : People : NSA : Thousands () was up 3.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 63.50 thousands.
That is the highest reading since November 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −36.8% (Apr 2022) to 74.2% (May 2020), averaging 5.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.NSA.REGION-NORTH-EAST`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1983-06-01 to 2026-09-01 (520 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/claimant-count-e12000001-north-east-people-nsa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 63.50 thousands | 3.3 |
| August 2026 | 62.60 thousands | 0.2 |
| July 2026 | 62.10 thousands | 0.0 |
| June 2026 | 62.50 thousands | −0.8 |
| May 2026 | 63.10 thousands | 0.2 |
| April 2026 | 62.90 thousands | −2.5 |
| March 2026 | 63.20 thousands | −5.0 |
| February 2026 | 63.00 thousands | −6.0 |
| January 2026 | 61.30 thousands | −7.4 |
| December 2025 | 60.60 thousands | −8.6 |
| November 2025 | 60.80 thousands | −10.5 |
| October 2025 | 61.10 thousands | −11.6 |
| September 2025 | 61.50 thousands | −12.5 |
| August 2025 | 62.50 thousands | −11.8 |
| July 2025 | 62.10 thousands | −12.8 |
| June 2025 | 63.00 thousands | −4.4 |
| May 2025 | 63.00 thousands | −3.8 |
| April 2025 | 64.50 thousands | −1.5 |
| March 2025 | 66.50 thousands | 0.6 |
| February 2025 | 67.00 thousands | 1.7 |
| January 2025 | 66.20 thousands | 2.5 |
| December 2024 | 66.30 thousands | 3.1 |
| November 2024 | 67.90 thousands | 5.3 |
| October 2024 | 69.10 thousands | 7.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CLAIMS.M.NSA.REGION-NORTH-EAST"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CLAIMS.M.NSA.REGION-NORTH-EAST",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```