# United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : Men : SA : Thousands ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : Men : SA : Thousands () was up 3.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 958.9 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −38.7% (Apr 2022) to 150.8% (May 2020), averaging 11.8%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 958.9 thousands | 3.5 |
| August 2026 | 941.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| July 2026 | 938.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| June 2026 | 942.3 thousands | −0.1 |
| May 2026 | 945.4 thousands | 0.2 |
| April 2026 | 940.2 thousands | −0.3 |
| March 2026 | 935.3 thousands | −1.3 |
| February 2026 | 933.3 thousands | −1.5 |
| January 2026 | 922.2 thousands | −2.5 |
| December 2025 | 923.5 thousands | −2.7 |
| November 2025 | 924.5 thousands | −3.2 |
| October 2025 | 925.1 thousands | −3.7 |
| September 2025 | 926.6 thousands | −3.5 |
| August 2025 | 928.6 thousands | −3.0 |
| July 2025 | 931.5 thousands | −3.3 |
| June 2025 | 943.5 thousands | 2.5 |
| May 2025 | 943.7 thousands | 3.5 |
| April 2025 | 943.1 thousands | 5.2 |
| March 2025 | 948.0 thousands | 6.0 |
| February 2025 | 947.6 thousands | 7.2 |
| January 2025 | 946.0 thousands | 7.0 |
| December 2024 | 949.6 thousands | 8.1 |
| November 2024 | 954.6 thousands | 9.1 |
| October 2024 | 960.2 thousands | 10.3 |

## API

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

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