# United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : People : 18-24 yrs : Up to 6 months : SA : Thousands (ended 2013) ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : People : 18-24 yrs : Up to 6 months : SA : Thousands (ended 2013) () was down 13.6% year on year in April 2013, compared with −15.8% in March 2013.
The level stood at 255.6 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2012.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.3% (Aug 2012) to 87.0% (Apr 2009), averaging 5.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.AGE-18-24.MEASURE-LE6M`
- 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-people-18-24-yrs-up-to-6-months-sa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| April 2013 | 255.6 thousands | −13.6 |
| March 2013 | 262.5 thousands | −15.8 |
| February 2013 | 268.5 thousands | −15.4 |
| January 2013 | 272.6 thousands | −16.8 |
| December 2012 | 273.8 thousands | −18.1 |
| November 2012 | 280.9 thousands | −17.9 |
| October 2012 | 283.5 thousands | −18.3 |
| September 2012 | 282.5 thousands | −21.1 |
| August 2012 | 283.7 thousands | −21.3 |
| July 2012 | 288.1 thousands | −19.9 |
| June 2012 | 292.9 thousands | −17.4 |
| May 2012 | 295.4 thousands | −15.9 |
| April 2012 | 295.8 thousands | −15.1 |
| March 2012 | 311.7 thousands | −8.9 |
| February 2012 | 317.5 thousands | −6.7 |
| January 2012 | 327.5 thousands | −3.8 |
| December 2011 | 334.3 thousands | −1.3 |
| November 2011 | 342.3 thousands | 1.0 |
| October 2011 | 346.8 thousands | 2.9 |
| September 2011 | 357.9 thousands | 7.4 |
| August 2011 | 360.6 thousands | 9.2 |
| July 2011 | 359.5 thousands | 10.5 |
| June 2011 | 354.8 thousands | 9.6 |
| May 2011 | 351.1 thousands | 7.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.AGE-18-24.MEASURE-LE6M"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.AGE-18-24.MEASURE-LE6M",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```