# United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000006 East : Men : SA : Thousands ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000006 East : Men : SA : Thousands () was up 5.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 72.90 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −42.2% (Apr 2022) to 214.5% (May 2020), averaging 16.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.REGION-EAST.SEX-M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1986-03-01 to 2026-09-01 (487 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/claimant-count-e12000006-east-men-sa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 72.90 thousands | 5.0 |
| August 2026 | 71.60 thousands | 3.2 |
| July 2026 | 71.10 thousands | 2.0 |
| June 2026 | 71.00 thousands | 0.6 |
| May 2026 | 71.30 thousands | 1.1 |
| April 2026 | 71.00 thousands | 1.3 |
| March 2026 | 70.50 thousands | 0.6 |
| February 2026 | 70.30 thousands | 0.4 |
| January 2026 | 69.30 thousands | −0.6 |
| December 2025 | 69.50 thousands | −0.4 |
| November 2025 | 69.50 thousands | −1.0 |
| October 2025 | 69.40 thousands | −2.1 |
| September 2025 | 69.40 thousands | −2.1 |
| August 2025 | 69.40 thousands | −1.8 |
| July 2025 | 69.70 thousands | −1.6 |
| June 2025 | 70.60 thousands | 4.7 |
| May 2025 | 70.50 thousands | 5.5 |
| April 2025 | 70.10 thousands | 6.4 |
| March 2025 | 70.10 thousands | 6.9 |
| February 2025 | 70.00 thousands | 8.5 |
| January 2025 | 69.70 thousands | 8.1 |
| December 2024 | 69.80 thousands | 9.1 |
| November 2024 | 70.20 thousands | 10.2 |
| October 2024 | 70.90 thousands | 12.4 |

## API

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

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