# United Kingdom Claimant Count : K03000001 GB : Men : NSA : Thousands ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : K03000001 GB : Men : NSA : Thousands () was up 4.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 933.2 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −38.2% (Apr 2022) to 147.5% (May 2020), averaging 12.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.NSA.GRP-GB.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-k03000001-gb-men-nsa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 933.2 thousands | 4.0 |
| August 2026 | 916.8 thousands | 1.3 |
| July 2026 | 917.3 thousands | 0.7 |
| June 2026 | 925.4 thousands | 0.2 |
| May 2026 | 928.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| April 2026 | 927.4 thousands | −0.7 |
| March 2026 | 933.9 thousands | −1.6 |
| February 2026 | 930.7 thousands | −2.2 |
| January 2026 | 898.9 thousands | −2.3 |
| December 2025 | 891.9 thousands | −2.6 |
| November 2025 | 892.6 thousands | −3.0 |
| October 2025 | 893.8 thousands | −3.4 |
| September 2025 | 897.7 thousands | −3.3 |
| August 2025 | 905.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| July 2025 | 910.5 thousands | −3.1 |
| June 2025 | 923.9 thousands | 2.7 |
| May 2025 | 923.7 thousands | 3.6 |
| April 2025 | 934.2 thousands | 5.1 |
| March 2025 | 948.8 thousands | 6.0 |
| February 2025 | 951.8 thousands | 7.3 |
| January 2025 | 920.0 thousands | 7.0 |
| December 2024 | 915.7 thousands | 8.2 |
| November 2024 | 919.8 thousands | 9.3 |
| October 2024 | 925.0 thousands | 10.7 |

## API

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

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