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

United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000006 East : People : SA : Thousands () was up 3.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 132.8 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −41.5% (Apr 2022) to 192.5% (May 2020), averaging 17.5%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 132.8 thousands | 3.8 |
| August 2026 | 130.6 thousands | 2.0 |
| July 2026 | 130.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| June 2026 | 130.1 thousands | −0.2 |
| May 2026 | 130.6 thousands | 0.2 |
| April 2026 | 130.8 thousands | 0.3 |
| March 2026 | 130.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| February 2026 | 129.5 thousands | −0.6 |
| January 2026 | 127.8 thousands | −1.5 |
| December 2025 | 127.8 thousands | −2.1 |
| November 2025 | 128.0 thousands | −3.0 |
| October 2025 | 128.1 thousands | −4.5 |
| September 2025 | 128.0 thousands | −5.3 |
| August 2025 | 128.1 thousands | −5.2 |
| July 2025 | 128.5 thousands | −4.9 |
| June 2025 | 130.3 thousands | 5.3 |
| May 2025 | 130.4 thousands | 7.2 |
| April 2025 | 130.4 thousands | 8.2 |
| March 2025 | 130.7 thousands | 9.1 |
| February 2025 | 130.3 thousands | 9.9 |
| January 2025 | 129.8 thousands | 9.2 |
| December 2024 | 130.5 thousands | 10.3 |
| November 2024 | 132.0 thousands | 12.5 |
| October 2024 | 134.2 thousands | 15.8 |

## API

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

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