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

United Kingdom Claimant Count : E12000009 South West : People : SA : Thousands () was up 3.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 99.30 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −44.9% (Apr 2022) to 178.0% (May 2020), averaging 16.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.REGION-SOUTH-WEST`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1974-04-01 to 2026-09-01 (630 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/claimant-count-e12000009-south-west-people-sa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 99.30 thousands | 3.8 |
| August 2026 | 97.60 thousands | 2.3 |
| July 2026 | 97.30 thousands | 1.8 |
| June 2026 | 97.70 thousands | 1.0 |
| May 2026 | 98.00 thousands | 1.3 |
| April 2026 | 97.90 thousands | 1.1 |
| March 2026 | 97.30 thousands | 0.1 |
| February 2026 | 96.50 thousands | 0.0 |
| January 2026 | 96.20 thousands | 0.1 |
| December 2025 | 96.30 thousands | −0.3 |
| November 2025 | 96.40 thousands | −1.1 |
| October 2025 | 96.50 thousands | −3.0 |
| September 2025 | 95.70 thousands | −5.5 |
| August 2025 | 95.40 thousands | −5.7 |
| July 2025 | 95.60 thousands | −5.7 |
| June 2025 | 96.70 thousands | 2.9 |
| May 2025 | 96.70 thousands | 3.4 |
| April 2025 | 96.80 thousands | 5.3 |
| March 2025 | 97.20 thousands | 6.3 |
| February 2025 | 96.50 thousands | 6.7 |
| January 2025 | 96.10 thousands | 6.4 |
| December 2024 | 96.60 thousands | 7.7 |
| November 2024 | 97.50 thousands | 9.4 |
| October 2024 | 99.50 thousands | 13.6 |

## API

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

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