# United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : Men : 50+ yrs : Over 12 Months : NSA : Thousands (ended 2013) ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : Men : 50+ yrs : Over 12 Months : NSA : Thousands (ended 2013) () was up 18.6% year on year in April 2013, compared with 25.3% in March 2013.
The level stood at 67.60 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since December 2011.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −47.4% (Aug 2008) to 110.4% (Jan 2010), averaging 11.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.NSA.AGE-50P.MEASURE-OVER12M.SEX-M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2013-04-01 (208 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/claimant-count-k02000001-men-50-yrs-over-12-months-nsa-thousands-ended

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| April 2013 | 67.60 thousands | 18.6 |
| March 2013 | 67.30 thousands | 25.3 |
| February 2013 | 67.00 thousands | 30.6 |
| January 2013 | 66.20 thousands | 35.1 |
| December 2012 | 65.20 thousands | 41.4 |
| November 2012 | 64.40 thousands | 46.7 |
| October 2012 | 64.10 thousands | 52.6 |
| September 2012 | 63.60 thousands | 59.0 |
| August 2012 | 62.70 thousands | 62.9 |
| July 2012 | 61.70 thousands | 66.8 |
| June 2012 | 60.60 thousands | 69.3 |
| May 2012 | 58.50 thousands | 63.9 |
| April 2012 | 57.00 thousands | 59.7 |
| March 2012 | 53.70 thousands | 47.1 |
| February 2012 | 51.30 thousands | 36.4 |
| January 2012 | 49.00 thousands | 27.3 |
| December 2011 | 46.10 thousands | 18.2 |
| November 2011 | 43.90 thousands | 9.5 |
| October 2011 | 42.00 thousands | 1.0 |
| September 2011 | 40.00 thousands | −6.3 |
| August 2011 | 38.50 thousands | −10.9 |
| July 2011 | 37.00 thousands | −14.9 |
| June 2011 | 35.80 thousands | −18.5 |
| May 2011 | 35.70 thousands | −19.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CLAIMS.M.NSA.AGE-50P.MEASURE-OVER12M.SEX-M"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CLAIMS.M.NSA.AGE-50P.MEASURE-OVER12M.SEX-M",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```