# United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000008 South East : People : SA : Thousands ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000008 South East : People : SA : Thousands () was up 3.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 187.2 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −41.8% (Apr 2022) to 208.2% (May 2020), averaging 19.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.REGION-SOUTH-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-e12000008-south-east-people-sa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 187.2 thousands | 3.9 |
| August 2026 | 183.7 thousands | 2.1 |
| July 2026 | 183.2 thousands | 1.6 |
| June 2026 | 184.3 thousands | 1.1 |
| May 2026 | 185.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| April 2026 | 185.3 thousands | 1.3 |
| March 2026 | 184.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| February 2026 | 182.9 thousands | 0.5 |
| January 2026 | 180.5 thousands | −0.2 |
| December 2025 | 180.7 thousands | −0.6 |
| November 2025 | 180.9 thousands | −1.4 |
| October 2025 | 180.6 thousands | −2.6 |
| September 2025 | 180.1 thousands | −3.4 |
| August 2025 | 180.0 thousands | −3.2 |
| July 2025 | 180.4 thousands | −3.1 |
| June 2025 | 182.3 thousands | 5.3 |
| May 2025 | 183.1 thousands | 6.5 |
| April 2025 | 183.0 thousands | 7.9 |
| March 2025 | 183.2 thousands | 8.7 |
| February 2025 | 181.9 thousands | 8.7 |
| January 2025 | 180.9 thousands | 8.3 |
| December 2024 | 181.7 thousands | 9.2 |
| November 2024 | 183.4 thousands | 11.2 |
| October 2024 | 185.5 thousands | 13.5 |

## API

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

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