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

United Kingdom Claimant Count : K03000001 GB : Women : NSA : Thousands () was up 1.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 735.5 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −37.8% (Apr 2022) to 129.3% (May 2020), averaging 15.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.NSA.GRP-GB.SEX-F`
- 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-women-nsa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 735.5 thousands | 1.9 |
| August 2026 | 716.1 thousands | −0.8 |
| July 2026 | 708.7 thousands | −1.8 |
| June 2026 | 712.9 thousands | −3.2 |
| May 2026 | 716.1 thousands | −2.1 |
| April 2026 | 715.5 thousands | −2.8 |
| March 2026 | 724.1 thousands | −4.1 |
| February 2026 | 719.7 thousands | −5.2 |
| January 2026 | 701.6 thousands | −5.1 |
| December 2025 | 699.5 thousands | −6.2 |
| November 2025 | 707.8 thousands | −7.6 |
| October 2025 | 719.0 thousands | −8.6 |
| September 2025 | 721.9 thousands | −9.6 |
| August 2025 | 721.8 thousands | −9.8 |
| July 2025 | 721.6 thousands | −9.5 |
| June 2025 | 736.7 thousands | 4.8 |
| May 2025 | 731.2 thousands | 7.9 |
| April 2025 | 736.1 thousands | 10.0 |
| March 2025 | 755.1 thousands | 11.6 |
| February 2025 | 759.3 thousands | 12.9 |
| January 2025 | 739.5 thousands | 12.5 |
| December 2024 | 745.9 thousands | 12.7 |
| November 2024 | 765.9 thousands | 16.3 |
| October 2024 | 786.6 thousands | 20.6 |

## API

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

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