# United Kingdom 16-24 year old total in FTE: All persons: 000s: SA ()

United Kingdom 16-24 year old total in FTE: All persons: 000s: SA () was up 2.5% year on year in July 2026, compared with 1.0% in June 2026.
The level stood at 3,365.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.1% (Dec 2022) to 9.8% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMPLOY.M.SA.AGE-16-24.ITEM-JN62.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (412 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/16-24-year-old-total-in-fte-all-persons-000s-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 3,365.0 thousands | 2.5 |
| June 2026 | 3,376.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| May 2026 | 3,383.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| April 2026 | 3,378.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| March 2026 | 3,380.0 thousands | −0.03 |
| February 2026 | 3,392.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| January 2026 | 3,392.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| December 2025 | 3,365.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| November 2025 | 3,379.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| October 2025 | 3,359.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| September 2025 | 3,309.0 thousands | −0.09 |
| August 2025 | 3,308.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| July 2025 | 3,283.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| June 2025 | 3,343.0 thousands | 0.06 |
| May 2025 | 3,319.0 thousands | −2.7 |
| April 2025 | 3,330.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| March 2025 | 3,381.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| February 2025 | 3,369.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| January 2025 | 3,331.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| December 2024 | 3,314.0 thousands | −1.8 |
| November 2024 | 3,319.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| October 2024 | 3,291.0 thousands | −1.6 |
| September 2024 | 3,312.0 thousands | −2.6 |
| August 2024 | 3,341.0 thousands | −3.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMPLOY.M.SA.AGE-16-24.ITEM-JN62.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMPLOY.M.SA.AGE-16-24.ITEM-JN62.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```