# United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000004 East Midlands : People : NSA : Thousands ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000004 East Midlands : People : NSA : Thousands () was up 2.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 110.4 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −36.5% (Apr 2022) to 148.8% (May 2020), averaging 14.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.NSA.REGION-EAST-MIDLANDS`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1974-04-01 to 2026-09-01 (630 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/claimant-count-e12000004-east-midlands-people-nsa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 110.4 thousands | 2.8 |
| August 2026 | 107.8 thousands | −0.2 |
| July 2026 | 107.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| June 2026 | 108.1 thousands | −1.3 |
| May 2026 | 108.6 thousands | −0.7 |
| April 2026 | 109.1 thousands | −1.6 |
| March 2026 | 110.4 thousands | −2.9 |
| February 2026 | 109.6 thousands | −3.4 |
| January 2026 | 105.8 thousands | −2.8 |
| December 2025 | 104.6 thousands | −3.7 |
| November 2025 | 105.2 thousands | −4.9 |
| October 2025 | 106.4 thousands | −5.9 |
| September 2025 | 107.4 thousands | −6.4 |
| August 2025 | 108.0 thousands | −6.7 |
| July 2025 | 108.2 thousands | −6.8 |
| June 2025 | 109.5 thousands | 1.6 |
| May 2025 | 109.4 thousands | 2.7 |
| April 2025 | 110.9 thousands | 4.7 |
| March 2025 | 113.7 thousands | 6.9 |
| February 2025 | 113.5 thousands | 8.0 |
| January 2025 | 108.9 thousands | 7.1 |
| December 2024 | 108.6 thousands | 8.2 |
| November 2024 | 110.6 thousands | 10.7 |
| October 2024 | 113.1 thousands | 12.9 |

## API

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

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