# United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000002 North West : People : NSA : Thousands ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000002 North West : People : NSA : Thousands () was up 4.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 202.4 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −35.2% (Apr 2022) to 114.0% (May 2020), averaging 10.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.NSA.REGION-NORTH-WEST`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1994-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (393 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/claimant-count-e12000002-north-west-people-nsa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 202.4 thousands | 4.0 |
| August 2026 | 197.9 thousands | 1.0 |
| July 2026 | 196.5 thousands | 0.2 |
| June 2026 | 197.9 thousands | −0.6 |
| May 2026 | 198.8 thousands | −0.6 |
| April 2026 | 199.2 thousands | −1.9 |
| March 2026 | 200.2 thousands | −3.5 |
| February 2026 | 198.2 thousands | −5.2 |
| January 2026 | 192.1 thousands | −5.9 |
| December 2025 | 191.0 thousands | −6.8 |
| November 2025 | 192.7 thousands | −7.8 |
| October 2025 | 193.9 thousands | −9.4 |
| September 2025 | 194.6 thousands | −10.4 |
| August 2025 | 195.9 thousands | −10.5 |
| July 2025 | 196.1 thousands | −10.9 |
| June 2025 | 199.0 thousands | −2.3 |
| May 2025 | 200.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| April 2025 | 203.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| March 2025 | 207.4 thousands | 3.6 |
| February 2025 | 209.0 thousands | 6.4 |
| January 2025 | 204.2 thousands | 6.6 |
| December 2024 | 204.9 thousands | 7.4 |
| November 2024 | 209.0 thousands | 9.6 |
| October 2024 | 213.9 thousands | 13.2 |

## API

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

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