# United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : Men : SA : Percentage (%) ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : Men : SA : Percentage (%) () was 4.8% in September 2026, unchanged from August 2026 and up 0.10 percentage points from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.6% (Jan 2017) to 8.2% (May 2020), averaging 4.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.MEASURE-RATE.SEX-M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 1971-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (669 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/claimant-count-k02000001-men-sa-percentage-pct

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 4.8% |
| August 2026 | 4.8% |
| July 2026 | 4.7% |
| June 2026 | 4.8% |
| May 2026 | 4.8% |
| April 2026 | 4.8% |
| March 2026 | 4.7% |
| February 2026 | 4.7% |
| January 2026 | 4.7% |
| December 2025 | 4.7% |
| November 2025 | 4.7% |
| October 2025 | 4.7% |
| September 2025 | 4.7% |
| August 2025 | 4.7% |
| July 2025 | 4.7% |
| June 2025 | 4.8% |
| May 2025 | 4.8% |
| April 2025 | 4.8% |
| March 2025 | 4.8% |
| February 2025 | 4.8% |
| January 2025 | 4.8% |
| December 2024 | 4.8% |
| November 2024 | 4.8% |
| October 2024 | 4.9% |

## API

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

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