# United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : Men : 18-24 yrs : Computerised claims only : NSA : Thousands ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : Men : 18-24 yrs : Computerised claims only : NSA : Thousands () was up 8.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 5.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 206.1 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −47.4% (Apr 2022) to 145.2% (Jul 2020), averaging 12.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.NSA.AGE-18-24.MEASURE-COMPUTERISED.SEX-M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (369 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/claimant-count-k02000001-men-18-24-yrs-computerised-claims-only-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 206.1 thousands | 8.2 |
| August 2026 | 201.6 thousands | 5.8 |
| July 2026 | 197.5 thousands | 5.9 |
| June 2026 | 197.3 thousands | 6.0 |
| May 2026 | 199.2 thousands | 6.5 |
| April 2026 | 201.4 thousands | 6.0 |
| March 2026 | 203.0 thousands | 6.2 |
| February 2026 | 200.3 thousands | 6.4 |
| January 2026 | 194.3 thousands | 6.7 |
| December 2025 | 195.3 thousands | 7.2 |
| November 2025 | 195.6 thousands | 7.2 |
| October 2025 | 193.7 thousands | 7.3 |
| September 2025 | 190.5 thousands | 7.0 |
| August 2025 | 190.5 thousands | 6.8 |
| July 2025 | 186.5 thousands | 5.0 |
| June 2025 | 186.1 thousands | 7.0 |
| May 2025 | 187.0 thousands | 6.6 |
| April 2025 | 190.0 thousands | 6.9 |
| March 2025 | 191.2 thousands | 6.2 |
| February 2025 | 188.3 thousands | 6.1 |
| January 2025 | 182.1 thousands | 5.3 |
| December 2024 | 182.2 thousands | 6.4 |
| November 2024 | 182.4 thousands | 6.9 |
| October 2024 | 180.6 thousands | 7.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CLAIMS.M.NSA.AGE-18-24.MEASURE-COMPUTERISED.SEX-M"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CLAIMS.M.NSA.AGE-18-24.MEASURE-COMPUTERISED.SEX-M",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```