# United Kingdom Claimant Count : W92000004 Wales : People : SA : Thousands ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : W92000004 Wales : People : SA : Thousands () was up 5.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 66.20 thousands.
That is the highest reading since January 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −38.5% (Apr 2022) to 122.1% (May 2020), averaging 8.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.REGION-WALES`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1974-04-01 to 2026-09-01 (630 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/claimant-count-w92000004-wales-people-sa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 66.20 thousands | 5.6 |
| August 2026 | 64.70 thousands | 3.2 |
| July 2026 | 64.20 thousands | 2.6 |
| June 2026 | 64.20 thousands | 1.4 |
| May 2026 | 64.40 thousands | 0.9 |
| April 2026 | 64.20 thousands | 0.0 |
| March 2026 | 64.20 thousands | −0.5 |
| February 2026 | 63.70 thousands | −1.8 |
| January 2026 | 62.80 thousands | −4.0 |
| December 2025 | 62.90 thousands | −4.0 |
| November 2025 | 62.70 thousands | −5.7 |
| October 2025 | 63.10 thousands | −6.2 |
| September 2025 | 62.70 thousands | −8.5 |
| August 2025 | 62.70 thousands | −8.6 |
| July 2025 | 62.60 thousands | −9.5 |
| June 2025 | 63.30 thousands | −1.9 |
| May 2025 | 63.80 thousands | 0.2 |
| April 2025 | 64.20 thousands | 2.4 |
| March 2025 | 64.50 thousands | 3.9 |
| February 2025 | 64.90 thousands | 5.4 |
| January 2025 | 65.40 thousands | 6.0 |
| December 2024 | 65.50 thousands | 5.8 |
| November 2024 | 66.50 thousands | 6.9 |
| October 2024 | 67.30 thousands | 9.8 |

## API

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

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