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

United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000005 West Midlands : Women : SA : Thousands () was up 1.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 87.30 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −30.0% (Apr 2022) to 104.4% (May 2020), averaging 14.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.REGION-WEST-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-e12000005-west-midlands-women-sa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 87.30 thousands | 1.2 |
| August 2026 | 86.00 thousands | −1.0 |
| July 2026 | 85.40 thousands | −2.2 |
| June 2026 | 85.20 thousands | −3.9 |
| May 2026 | 85.60 thousands | −3.3 |
| April 2026 | 86.00 thousands | −3.0 |
| March 2026 | 85.90 thousands | −3.9 |
| February 2026 | 85.80 thousands | −4.9 |
| January 2026 | 85.10 thousands | −6.0 |
| December 2025 | 84.90 thousands | −7.1 |
| November 2025 | 85.40 thousands | −7.9 |
| October 2025 | 85.90 thousands | −8.8 |
| September 2025 | 86.30 thousands | −9.2 |
| August 2025 | 86.90 thousands | −7.9 |
| July 2025 | 87.30 thousands | −7.1 |
| June 2025 | 88.70 thousands | 6.4 |
| May 2025 | 88.50 thousands | 13.5 |
| April 2025 | 88.70 thousands | 16.6 |
| March 2025 | 89.40 thousands | 17.6 |
| February 2025 | 90.20 thousands | 19.2 |
| January 2025 | 90.50 thousands | 18.8 |
| December 2024 | 91.40 thousands | 19.2 |
| November 2024 | 92.70 thousands | 22.0 |
| October 2024 | 94.20 thousands | 23.9 |

## API

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

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