# United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : Men : 50+ yrs : Up to 6 months : SA : Thousands (ended 2013) ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : Men : 50+ yrs : Up to 6 months : SA : Thousands (ended 2013) () was down 4.4% year on year in April 2013, compared with −5.0% in March 2013.
The level stood at 72.50 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −29.1% (May 2010) to 134.4% (Apr 2009), averaging 5.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.AGE-50P.MEASURE-LE6M.SEX-M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1997-04-01 to 2013-04-01 (193 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/claimant-count-k02000001-men-50-yrs-up-to-6-months-sa-thousands-ended

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| April 2013 | 72.50 thousands | −4.4 |
| March 2013 | 73.80 thousands | −5.0 |
| February 2013 | 74.90 thousands | −4.0 |
| January 2013 | 75.00 thousands | −4.2 |
| December 2012 | 76.10 thousands | −3.2 |
| November 2012 | 75.80 thousands | −4.4 |
| October 2012 | 76.50 thousands | −5.2 |
| September 2012 | 75.20 thousands | −11.2 |
| August 2012 | 74.90 thousands | −12.5 |
| July 2012 | 76.10 thousands | −10.8 |
| June 2012 | 76.60 thousands | −10.3 |
| May 2012 | 77.30 thousands | −8.1 |
| April 2012 | 75.80 thousands | −9.9 |
| March 2012 | 77.70 thousands | −7.3 |
| February 2012 | 78.00 thousands | −6.4 |
| January 2012 | 78.30 thousands | −8.1 |
| December 2011 | 78.60 thousands | −9.1 |
| November 2011 | 79.30 thousands | −7.3 |
| October 2011 | 80.70 thousands | −4.3 |
| September 2011 | 84.70 thousands | 1.6 |
| August 2011 | 85.60 thousands | 4.1 |
| July 2011 | 85.30 thousands | 5.3 |
| June 2011 | 85.40 thousands | 5.3 |
| May 2011 | 84.10 thousands | 3.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.AGE-50P.MEASURE-LE6M.SEX-M"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.AGE-50P.MEASURE-LE6M.SEX-M",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```