# United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000007 London : People : NSA : Thousands ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000007 London : People : NSA : Thousands () was down 0.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with −3.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 350.3 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −40.2% (Apr 2022) to 182.8% (May 2020), averaging 19.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.NSA.REGION-LONDON`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1983-06-01 to 2026-09-01 (520 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/claimant-count-e12000007-london-people-nsa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 350.3 thousands | −0.4 |
| August 2026 | 340.1 thousands | −3.0 |
| July 2026 | 342.3 thousands | −3.8 |
| June 2026 | 347.0 thousands | −4.8 |
| May 2026 | 347.6 thousands | −3.0 |
| April 2026 | 341.7 thousands | −3.9 |
| March 2026 | 344.1 thousands | −4.3 |
| February 2026 | 345.0 thousands | −4.1 |
| January 2026 | 337.3 thousands | −2.9 |
| December 2025 | 339.9 thousands | −3.0 |
| November 2025 | 342.7 thousands | −2.8 |
| October 2025 | 348.9 thousands | −2.1 |
| September 2025 | 351.8 thousands | −0.2 |
| August 2025 | 350.7 thousands | 0.3 |
| July 2025 | 355.7 thousands | 0.4 |
| June 2025 | 364.5 thousands | 14.3 |
| May 2025 | 358.3 thousands | 15.5 |
| April 2025 | 355.6 thousands | 17.1 |
| March 2025 | 359.6 thousands | 17.2 |
| February 2025 | 359.8 thousands | 17.2 |
| January 2025 | 347.3 thousands | 16.5 |
| December 2024 | 350.3 thousands | 17.6 |
| November 2024 | 352.4 thousands | 19.1 |
| October 2024 | 356.3 thousands | 20.0 |

## API

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

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