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

United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000008 South East : Women : SA : Thousands () was up 2.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 83.10 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −41.9% (Apr 2022) to 187.0% (May 2020), averaging 21.2%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 83.10 thousands | 2.7 |
| August 2026 | 81.90 thousands | 1.2 |
| July 2026 | 81.40 thousands | 0.4 |
| June 2026 | 82.40 thousands | 0.0 |
| May 2026 | 82.70 thousands | −0.5 |
| April 2026 | 83.10 thousands | −0.4 |
| March 2026 | 82.70 thousands | −1.2 |
| February 2026 | 81.80 thousands | −1.8 |
| January 2026 | 81.10 thousands | −2.4 |
| December 2025 | 81.00 thousands | −3.1 |
| November 2025 | 81.20 thousands | −4.5 |
| October 2025 | 81.30 thousands | −6.1 |
| September 2025 | 80.90 thousands | −7.6 |
| August 2025 | 80.90 thousands | −7.9 |
| July 2025 | 81.10 thousands | −7.3 |
| June 2025 | 82.40 thousands | 5.1 |
| May 2025 | 83.10 thousands | 7.4 |
| April 2025 | 83.40 thousands | 9.4 |
| March 2025 | 83.70 thousands | 10.7 |
| February 2025 | 83.30 thousands | 10.6 |
| January 2025 | 83.10 thousands | 10.4 |
| December 2024 | 83.60 thousands | 10.7 |
| November 2024 | 85.00 thousands | 14.4 |
| October 2024 | 86.60 thousands | 18.1 |

## API

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

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