# United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : Men : 25-49 yrs : Computerised claims only : SA : Thousands ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : Men : 25-49 yrs : Computerised claims only : SA : Thousands () was up 1.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 524.6 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −37.0% (Apr 2022) to 168.6% (May 2020), averaging 12.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.AGE-25-49.MEASURE-COMPUTERISED.SEX-M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1997-04-01 to 2026-09-01 (354 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/claimant-count-k02000001-men-25-49-yrs-computerised-claims-only-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 524.6 thousands | 1.3 |
| August 2026 | 515.9 thousands | −0.8 |
| July 2026 | 516.3 thousands | −1.2 |
| June 2026 | 520.9 thousands | −1.8 |
| May 2026 | 524.7 thousands | −1.2 |
| April 2026 | 524.3 thousands | −1.4 |
| March 2026 | 522.0 thousands | −2.3 |
| February 2026 | 521.5 thousands | −2.3 |
| January 2026 | 514.8 thousands | −3.4 |
| December 2025 | 515.6 thousands | −3.8 |
| November 2025 | 516.7 thousands | −4.1 |
| October 2025 | 517.0 thousands | −4.8 |
| September 2025 | 517.9 thousands | −5.0 |
| August 2025 | 520.0 thousands | −4.9 |
| July 2025 | 522.7 thousands | −5.4 |
| June 2025 | 530.6 thousands | 1.0 |
| May 2025 | 531.2 thousands | 2.0 |
| April 2025 | 532.0 thousands | 3.4 |
| March 2025 | 534.3 thousands | 4.2 |
| February 2025 | 534.0 thousands | 5.1 |
| January 2025 | 533.0 thousands | 4.9 |
| December 2024 | 535.9 thousands | 6.1 |
| November 2024 | 538.7 thousands | 7.1 |
| October 2024 | 543.3 thousands | 8.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.AGE-25-49.MEASURE-COMPUTERISED.SEX-M"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.AGE-25-49.MEASURE-COMPUTERISED.SEX-M",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```