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

United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000002 North West : People : SA : Thousands () was up 3.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 202.2 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −34.9% (Apr 2022) to 116.4% (May 2020), averaging 10.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.REGION-NORTH-WEST`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1986-03-01 to 2026-09-01 (487 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/claimant-count-e12000002-north-west-people-sa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 202.2 thousands | 3.7 |
| August 2026 | 198.3 thousands | 1.6 |
| July 2026 | 196.7 thousands | 0.6 |
| June 2026 | 197.8 thousands | −0.2 |
| May 2026 | 198.7 thousands | −0.7 |
| April 2026 | 198.7 thousands | −1.5 |
| March 2026 | 198.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| February 2026 | 197.1 thousands | −3.9 |
| January 2026 | 194.6 thousands | −6.0 |
| December 2025 | 194.7 thousands | −6.8 |
| November 2025 | 195.0 thousands | −7.8 |
| October 2025 | 195.1 thousands | −9.5 |
| September 2025 | 194.9 thousands | −10.6 |
| August 2025 | 195.2 thousands | −10.5 |
| July 2025 | 195.6 thousands | −10.7 |
| June 2025 | 198.2 thousands | −2.2 |
| May 2025 | 200.1 thousands | −0.4 |
| April 2025 | 201.8 thousands | 1.9 |
| March 2025 | 203.6 thousands | 3.8 |
| February 2025 | 205.1 thousands | 6.3 |
| January 2025 | 207.0 thousands | 6.5 |
| December 2024 | 208.8 thousands | 7.5 |
| November 2024 | 211.6 thousands | 9.5 |
| October 2024 | 215.5 thousands | 12.8 |

## API

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

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