# United Kingdom Claimant Count : S92000003 Scotland : People : NSA : Thousands ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : S92000003 Scotland : People : NSA : Thousands () was up 7.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 5.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 108.8 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −41.4% (Apr 2022) to 100.6% (May 2020), averaging 7.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.NSA.REGION-SCOTLAND`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1974-04-01 to 2026-09-01 (630 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/claimant-count-s92000003-scotland-people-nsa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 108.8 thousands | 7.6 |
| August 2026 | 109.7 thousands | 5.0 |
| July 2026 | 108.1 thousands | 4.3 |
| June 2026 | 107.6 thousands | 3.0 |
| May 2026 | 108.1 thousands | 3.9 |
| April 2026 | 108.4 thousands | 2.7 |
| March 2026 | 108.8 thousands | 0.3 |
| February 2026 | 107.4 thousands | −2.5 |
| January 2026 | 102.7 thousands | −3.8 |
| December 2025 | 100.8 thousands | −4.6 |
| November 2025 | 101.4 thousands | −6.4 |
| October 2025 | 100.2 thousands | −8.2 |
| September 2025 | 101.1 thousands | −9.7 |
| August 2025 | 104.5 thousands | −9.7 |
| July 2025 | 103.6 thousands | −10.3 |
| June 2025 | 104.5 thousands | −3.7 |
| May 2025 | 104.0 thousands | −2.4 |
| April 2025 | 105.6 thousands | −1.3 |
| March 2025 | 108.5 thousands | −0.5 |
| February 2025 | 110.1 thousands | 2.4 |
| January 2025 | 106.8 thousands | 1.8 |
| December 2024 | 105.7 thousands | 0.2 |
| November 2024 | 108.3 thousands | 2.7 |
| October 2024 | 109.1 thousands | 5.1 |

## API

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

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