# United Kingdom 16-24 year old total not in FTE: All persons: 000s: SA ()

United Kingdom 16-24 year old total not in FTE: All persons: 000s: SA () was up 0.6% year on year in July 2026, compared with 1.8% in June 2026.
The level stood at 4,188.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since May 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.4% (Apr 2021) to 7.6% (Dec 2022), averaging 0.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMPLOY.M.SA.AGE-16-24.ITEM-JN6B.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-not-in-fte-all-persons-000s-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 4,188.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| June 2026 | 4,169.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| May 2026 | 4,153.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| April 2026 | 4,150.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| March 2026 | 4,138.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| February 2026 | 4,118.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| January 2026 | 4,109.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| December 2025 | 4,127.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| November 2025 | 4,104.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| October 2025 | 4,115.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| September 2025 | 4,156.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| August 2025 | 4,148.0 thousands | 3.9 |
| July 2025 | 4,165.0 thousands | 4.3 |
| June 2025 | 4,096.0 thousands | 3.1 |
| May 2025 | 4,110.0 thousands | 5.6 |
| April 2025 | 4,088.0 thousands | 4.5 |
| March 2025 | 4,027.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| February 2025 | 4,028.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| January 2025 | 4,057.0 thousands | 4.5 |
| December 2024 | 4,063.0 thousands | 5.0 |
| November 2024 | 4,048.0 thousands | 4.5 |
| October 2024 | 4,066.0 thousands | 4.8 |
| September 2024 | 4,034.0 thousands | 5.9 |
| August 2024 | 3,994.0 thousands | 6.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMPLOY.M.SA.AGE-16-24.ITEM-JN6B.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMPLOY.M.SA.AGE-16-24.ITEM-JN6B.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```