# United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000002 North West : People : SA : Percentage (%) ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000002 North West : People : SA : Percentage (%) () was 4.9% in September 2026, up 0.1 percentage points from August 2026 and up 0.2 percentage points from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since April 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.6% (Feb 2017) to 7.9% (May 2020), averaging 4.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.MEASURE-RATE.REGION-NORTH-WEST`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 1974-04-01 to 2026-09-01 (630 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/claimant-count-e12000002-north-west-people-sa-percentage-pct

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 4.9% |
| August 2026 | 4.8% |
| July 2026 | 4.8% |
| June 2026 | 4.8% |
| May 2026 | 4.8% |
| April 2026 | 4.8% |
| March 2026 | 4.8% |
| February 2026 | 4.8% |
| January 2026 | 4.7% |
| December 2025 | 4.7% |
| November 2025 | 4.7% |
| October 2025 | 4.7% |
| September 2025 | 4.7% |
| August 2025 | 4.7% |
| July 2025 | 4.7% |
| June 2025 | 4.8% |
| May 2025 | 4.8% |
| April 2025 | 4.9% |
| March 2025 | 4.9% |
| February 2025 | 5.0% |
| January 2025 | 5.0% |
| December 2024 | 5.1% |
| November 2024 | 5.2% |
| October 2024 | 5.2% |

## API

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

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