# United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000009 South West : Men : SA : Thousands ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000009 South West : Men : SA : Thousands () was up 4.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 55.30 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −45.1% (Apr 2022) to 188.3% (May 2020), averaging 15.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.REGION-SOUTH-WEST.SEX-M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1986-03-01 to 2026-09-01 (487 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/claimant-count-e12000009-south-west-men-sa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 55.30 thousands | 4.3 |
| August 2026 | 54.50 thousands | 3.2 |
| July 2026 | 54.50 thousands | 3.0 |
| June 2026 | 54.30 thousands | 1.9 |
| May 2026 | 54.50 thousands | 2.6 |
| April 2026 | 54.20 thousands | 2.1 |
| March 2026 | 53.80 thousands | 1.1 |
| February 2026 | 53.60 thousands | 1.5 |
| January 2026 | 53.20 thousands | 1.3 |
| December 2025 | 53.30 thousands | 1.3 |
| November 2025 | 53.40 thousands | 1.1 |
| October 2025 | 53.40 thousands | 0.2 |
| September 2025 | 53.00 thousands | −1.3 |
| August 2025 | 52.80 thousands | −1.5 |
| July 2025 | 52.90 thousands | −1.9 |
| June 2025 | 53.30 thousands | 3.1 |
| May 2025 | 53.10 thousands | 2.7 |
| April 2025 | 53.10 thousands | 4.5 |
| March 2025 | 53.20 thousands | 5.1 |
| February 2025 | 52.80 thousands | 5.8 |
| January 2025 | 52.50 thousands | 5.8 |
| December 2024 | 52.60 thousands | 7.1 |
| November 2024 | 52.80 thousands | 7.8 |
| October 2024 | 53.30 thousands | 9.7 |

## API

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

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