# United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000004 East Midlands : Men : SA : Thousands ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000004 East Midlands : Men : SA : Thousands () was up 3.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 62.00 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −38.0% (Apr 2022) to 162.7% (May 2020), averaging 12.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.REGION-EAST-MIDLANDS.SEX-M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1986-03-01 to 2026-09-01 (487 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/claimant-count-e12000004-east-midlands-men-sa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 62.00 thousands | 3.3 |
| August 2026 | 60.70 thousands | 0.8 |
| July 2026 | 60.10 thousands | −0.5 |
| June 2026 | 60.60 thousands | −0.3 |
| May 2026 | 60.80 thousands | −0.2 |
| April 2026 | 60.60 thousands | −1.0 |
| March 2026 | 60.20 thousands | −2.0 |
| February 2026 | 60.40 thousands | −1.8 |
| January 2026 | 59.70 thousands | −2.5 |
| December 2025 | 59.80 thousands | −2.8 |
| November 2025 | 59.80 thousands | −3.7 |
| October 2025 | 59.80 thousands | −4.3 |
| September 2025 | 60.00 thousands | −4.2 |
| August 2025 | 60.20 thousands | −3.7 |
| July 2025 | 60.40 thousands | −3.8 |
| June 2025 | 60.80 thousands | 0.7 |
| May 2025 | 60.90 thousands | 1.3 |
| April 2025 | 61.20 thousands | 3.2 |
| March 2025 | 61.40 thousands | 4.2 |
| February 2025 | 61.50 thousands | 5.5 |
| January 2025 | 61.20 thousands | 5.3 |
| December 2024 | 61.50 thousands | 6.6 |
| November 2024 | 62.10 thousands | 8.0 |
| October 2024 | 62.50 thousands | 9.1 |

## API

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

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