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

United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000005 West Midlands : People : SA : Thousands () was up 2.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 204.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −30.8% (Apr 2022) to 113.6% (May 2020), averaging 13.0%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 204.0 thousands | 2.9 |
| August 2026 | 200.4 thousands | 0.6 |
| July 2026 | 198.9 thousands | −0.5 |
| June 2026 | 198.5 thousands | −2.2 |
| May 2026 | 199.4 thousands | −1.9 |
| April 2026 | 199.1 thousands | −2.4 |
| March 2026 | 198.6 thousands | −3.3 |
| February 2026 | 199.0 thousands | −3.4 |
| January 2026 | 196.9 thousands | −4.4 |
| December 2025 | 196.9 thousands | −5.1 |
| November 2025 | 197.4 thousands | −5.6 |
| October 2025 | 197.9 thousands | −6.3 |
| September 2025 | 198.3 thousands | −6.3 |
| August 2025 | 199.2 thousands | −5.1 |
| July 2025 | 199.9 thousands | −4.7 |
| June 2025 | 202.9 thousands | 4.7 |
| May 2025 | 203.2 thousands | 10.1 |
| April 2025 | 204.1 thousands | 13.0 |
| March 2025 | 205.3 thousands | 13.2 |
| February 2025 | 206.1 thousands | 14.4 |
| January 2025 | 205.9 thousands | 14.3 |
| December 2024 | 207.4 thousands | 15.5 |
| November 2024 | 209.1 thousands | 17.4 |
| October 2024 | 211.1 thousands | 18.9 |

## API

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

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