# United Kingdom Claimant Count : N92000002 Northern Ireland : Men : SA : Thousands ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : N92000002 Northern Ireland : Men : SA : Thousands () was down 8.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with −7.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 17.70 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −35.7% (Apr 2022) to 126.5% (May 2020), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.REGION-NORTHERN-IRELAND.SEX-M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1986-03-01 to 2026-09-01 (487 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/claimant-count-n92000002-northern-ireland-men-sa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 17.70 thousands | −8.3 |
| August 2026 | 17.80 thousands | −7.8 |
| July 2026 | 17.80 thousands | −8.7 |
| June 2026 | 18.30 thousands | −8.5 |
| May 2026 | 18.40 thousands | −8.5 |
| April 2026 | 18.70 thousands | −8.8 |
| March 2026 | 18.80 thousands | −9.6 |
| February 2026 | 18.80 thousands | −10.0 |
| January 2026 | 19.00 thousands | −9.5 |
| December 2025 | 18.80 thousands | −10.9 |
| November 2025 | 19.20 thousands | −10.3 |
| October 2025 | 19.20 thousands | −11.5 |
| September 2025 | 19.30 thousands | −11.5 |
| August 2025 | 19.30 thousands | −12.3 |
| July 2025 | 19.50 thousands | −11.4 |
| June 2025 | 20.00 thousands | −6.5 |
| May 2025 | 20.10 thousands | −4.7 |
| April 2025 | 20.50 thousands | −1.4 |
| March 2025 | 20.80 thousands | 0.5 |
| February 2025 | 20.90 thousands | 3.0 |
| January 2025 | 21.00 thousands | 2.9 |
| December 2024 | 21.10 thousands | 2.9 |
| November 2024 | 21.40 thousands | 4.4 |
| October 2024 | 21.70 thousands | 4.8 |

## API

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

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