# United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : People : NSA : Thousands ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : People : NSA : Thousands () was up 2.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 1,702.9 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −37.9% (Apr 2022) to 139.5% (May 2020), averaging 13.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.NSA.ITEM-BCJA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1983-06-01 to 2026-09-01 (520 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/claimant-count-k02000001-people-nsa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,702.9 thousands | 2.8 |
| August 2026 | 1,666.5 thousands | 0.2 |
| July 2026 | 1,658.9 thousands | −0.6 |
| June 2026 | 1,671.1 thousands | −1.5 |
| May 2026 | 1,677.3 thousands | −0.8 |
| April 2026 | 1,677.6 thousands | −1.8 |
| March 2026 | 1,692.6 thousands | −2.9 |
| February 2026 | 1,685.3 thousands | −3.7 |
| January 2026 | 1,634.9 thousands | −3.7 |
| December 2025 | 1,625.7 thousands | −4.4 |
| November 2025 | 1,636.3 thousands | −5.2 |
| October 2025 | 1,650.2 thousands | −5.9 |
| September 2025 | 1,657.1 thousands | −6.4 |
| August 2025 | 1,663.6 thousands | −6.1 |
| July 2025 | 1,668.6 thousands | −6.1 |
| June 2025 | 1,697.4 thousands | 3.5 |
| May 2025 | 1,691.2 thousands | 5.4 |
| April 2025 | 1,708.4 thousands | 7.2 |
| March 2025 | 1,742.4 thousands | 8.3 |
| February 2025 | 1,750.6 thousands | 9.7 |
| January 2025 | 1,697.4 thousands | 9.4 |
| December 2024 | 1,700.4 thousands | 10.2 |
| November 2024 | 1,726.3 thousands | 12.4 |
| October 2024 | 1,754.3 thousands | 15.0 |

## API

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

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