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

United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000004 East Midlands : People : SA : Thousands () was up 2.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 110.2 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −37.3% (Apr 2022) to 153.0% (May 2020), averaging 14.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.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-sa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 110.2 thousands | 2.4 |
| August 2026 | 108.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| July 2026 | 107.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| June 2026 | 107.9 thousands | −1.0 |
| May 2026 | 108.4 thousands | −0.9 |
| April 2026 | 108.6 thousands | −1.4 |
| March 2026 | 108.1 thousands | −2.5 |
| February 2026 | 108.3 thousands | −2.3 |
| January 2026 | 107.1 thousands | −3.0 |
| December 2025 | 107.2 thousands | −3.6 |
| November 2025 | 107.2 thousands | −4.9 |
| October 2025 | 107.3 thousands | −6.0 |
| September 2025 | 107.6 thousands | −6.5 |
| August 2025 | 107.7 thousands | −6.6 |
| July 2025 | 107.9 thousands | −6.6 |
| June 2025 | 109.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| May 2025 | 109.4 thousands | 2.7 |
| April 2025 | 110.1 thousands | 4.9 |
| March 2025 | 110.9 thousands | 6.8 |
| February 2025 | 110.8 thousands | 7.7 |
| January 2025 | 110.4 thousands | 7.1 |
| December 2024 | 111.2 thousands | 8.3 |
| November 2024 | 112.7 thousands | 10.6 |
| October 2024 | 114.2 thousands | 12.6 |

## API

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

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