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

United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : People : 50+ yrs : Up to 6 months : NSA : Thousands (ended 2013) () was down 3.4% year on year in April 2013, compared with −3.5% in March 2013.
The level stood at 121.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −26.4% (May 2010) to 119.0% (Apr 2009), averaging 6.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.NSA.AGE-50P.MEASURE-LE6M`
- 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-people-50-yrs-up-to-6-months-nsa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| April 2013 | 121.0 thousands | −3.4 |
| March 2013 | 125.7 thousands | −3.5 |
| February 2013 | 130.7 thousands | −3.0 |
| January 2013 | 127.6 thousands | −4.0 |
| December 2012 | 119.7 thousands | −3.5 |
| November 2012 | 116.7 thousands | −4.2 |
| October 2012 | 114.2 thousands | −5.1 |
| September 2012 | 110.6 thousands | −10.9 |
| August 2012 | 113.0 thousands | −11.9 |
| July 2012 | 114.3 thousands | −11.1 |
| June 2012 | 116.4 thousands | −9.6 |
| May 2012 | 122.3 thousands | −7.0 |
| April 2012 | 125.2 thousands | −7.7 |
| March 2012 | 130.2 thousands | −4.1 |
| February 2012 | 134.8 thousands | −2.2 |
| January 2012 | 132.9 thousands | −3.1 |
| December 2011 | 124.0 thousands | −3.0 |
| November 2011 | 121.8 thousands | −1.1 |
| October 2011 | 120.3 thousands | 2.0 |
| September 2011 | 124.1 thousands | 8.1 |
| August 2011 | 128.3 thousands | 10.5 |
| July 2011 | 128.5 thousands | 11.8 |
| June 2011 | 128.8 thousands | 11.2 |
| May 2011 | 131.5 thousands | 8.5 |

## API

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

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