# United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000005 West Midlands : People : NSA : Thousands ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000005 West Midlands : People : NSA : Thousands () was up 3.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 204.8 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −29.7% (Apr 2022) to 112.7% (May 2020), averaging 13.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.NSA.REGION-WEST-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-e12000005-west-midlands-people-nsa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 204.8 thousands | 3.1 |
| August 2026 | 200.2 thousands | 0.3 |
| July 2026 | 198.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| June 2026 | 198.8 thousands | −2.3 |
| May 2026 | 199.2 thousands | −1.9 |
| April 2026 | 198.7 thousands | −3.1 |
| March 2026 | 200.7 thousands | −3.6 |
| February 2026 | 199.8 thousands | −4.1 |
| January 2026 | 194.2 thousands | −4.3 |
| December 2025 | 194.0 thousands | −5.1 |
| November 2025 | 196.1 thousands | −5.5 |
| October 2025 | 197.9 thousands | −6.1 |
| September 2025 | 198.7 thousands | −6.2 |
| August 2025 | 199.6 thousands | −5.1 |
| July 2025 | 199.9 thousands | −4.8 |
| June 2025 | 203.4 thousands | 4.8 |
| May 2025 | 203.0 thousands | 10.0 |
| April 2025 | 205.1 thousands | 12.6 |
| March 2025 | 208.3 thousands | 13.0 |
| February 2025 | 208.4 thousands | 14.4 |
| January 2025 | 203.0 thousands | 14.3 |
| December 2024 | 204.4 thousands | 15.5 |
| November 2024 | 207.6 thousands | 17.6 |
| October 2024 | 210.7 thousands | 19.4 |

## API

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

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