# United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000006 East : People : NSA : Thousands ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000006 East : People : NSA : Thousands () was up 4.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 132.4 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −41.2% (Apr 2022) to 185.3% (May 2020), averaging 17.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.NSA.REGION-EAST`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1983-06-01 to 2026-09-01 (520 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/claimant-count-e12000006-east-people-nsa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 132.4 thousands | 4.1 |
| August 2026 | 129.8 thousands | 1.8 |
| July 2026 | 129.3 thousands | 1.0 |
| June 2026 | 130.3 thousands | −0.3 |
| May 2026 | 130.2 thousands | 0.4 |
| April 2026 | 130.8 thousands | 0.0 |
| March 2026 | 132.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| February 2026 | 131.6 thousands | −1.8 |
| January 2026 | 127.5 thousands | −1.4 |
| December 2025 | 126.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| November 2025 | 126.4 thousands | −3.1 |
| October 2025 | 127.0 thousands | −4.4 |
| September 2025 | 127.2 thousands | −5.3 |
| August 2025 | 127.5 thousands | −5.2 |
| July 2025 | 128.0 thousands | −4.9 |
| June 2025 | 130.7 thousands | 5.5 |
| May 2025 | 129.7 thousands | 7.1 |
| April 2025 | 130.8 thousands | 7.9 |
| March 2025 | 133.4 thousands | 8.9 |
| February 2025 | 134.0 thousands | 9.9 |
| January 2025 | 129.3 thousands | 9.1 |
| December 2024 | 128.9 thousands | 10.2 |
| November 2024 | 130.5 thousands | 12.4 |
| October 2024 | 132.8 thousands | 16.2 |

## API

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

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