# United Kingdom Claimant Count: K03000001 GB : Male : SA : Thousands ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count: K03000001 GB : Male : SA : Thousands () was up 3.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 941.2 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −38.8% (Apr 2022) to 151.6% (May 2020), averaging 12.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.GRP-GB.SEX-M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (369 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/claimant-count-k03000001-gb-male-sa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 941.2 thousands | 3.7 |
| August 2026 | 923.2 thousands | 1.5 |
| July 2026 | 920.2 thousands | 0.9 |
| June 2026 | 924.0 thousands | 0.05 |
| May 2026 | 927.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| April 2026 | 921.4 thousands | −0.1 |
| March 2026 | 916.5 thousands | −1.2 |
| February 2026 | 914.4 thousands | −1.3 |
| January 2026 | 903.2 thousands | −2.4 |
| December 2025 | 904.7 thousands | −2.6 |
| November 2025 | 905.3 thousands | −3.0 |
| October 2025 | 905.9 thousands | −3.5 |
| September 2025 | 907.3 thousands | −3.3 |
| August 2025 | 909.3 thousands | −2.8 |
| July 2025 | 912.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| June 2025 | 923.5 thousands | 2.7 |
| May 2025 | 923.5 thousands | 3.7 |
| April 2025 | 922.7 thousands | 5.4 |
| March 2025 | 927.2 thousands | 6.1 |
| February 2025 | 926.8 thousands | 7.3 |
| January 2025 | 925.0 thousands | 7.0 |
| December 2024 | 928.4 thousands | 8.2 |
| November 2024 | 933.1 thousands | 9.2 |
| October 2024 | 938.5 thousands | 10.4 |

## API

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

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