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

United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000004 East Midlands : Women : SA : Thousands () was up 1.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 48.30 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −36.5% (Apr 2022) to 139.2% (May 2020), averaging 16.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.REGION-EAST-MIDLANDS.SEX-F`
- 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-women-sa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 48.30 thousands | 1.7 |
| August 2026 | 47.30 thousands | −0.4 |
| July 2026 | 47.00 thousands | −1.1 |
| June 2026 | 47.30 thousands | −1.9 |
| May 2026 | 47.60 thousands | −2.1 |
| April 2026 | 47.90 thousands | −2.0 |
| March 2026 | 47.90 thousands | −3.2 |
| February 2026 | 47.90 thousands | −2.8 |
| January 2026 | 47.40 thousands | −3.7 |
| December 2025 | 47.40 thousands | −4.6 |
| November 2025 | 47.40 thousands | −6.5 |
| October 2025 | 47.50 thousands | −8.1 |
| September 2025 | 47.50 thousands | −9.4 |
| August 2025 | 47.50 thousands | −10.0 |
| July 2025 | 47.50 thousands | −10.0 |
| June 2025 | 48.20 thousands | 2.8 |
| May 2025 | 48.60 thousands | 5.0 |
| April 2025 | 48.90 thousands | 7.0 |
| March 2025 | 49.50 thousands | 10.2 |
| February 2025 | 49.30 thousands | 10.5 |
| January 2025 | 49.20 thousands | 9.3 |
| December 2024 | 49.70 thousands | 10.2 |
| November 2024 | 50.70 thousands | 14.2 |
| October 2024 | 51.70 thousands | 17.2 |

## API

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

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