# United Kingdom 18-24 year old total in FTE: All persons: 000s: SA ()

United Kingdom 18-24 year old total in FTE: All persons: 000s: SA () was up 7.1% year on year in July 2026, compared with 4.3% in June 2026.
The level stood at 2,008.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since January 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.2% (Dec 2022) to 11.1% (May 2021), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMPLOY.M.SA.AGE-18-24.ITEM-JN5Z.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (412 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/18-24-year-old-total-in-fte-all-persons-000s-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 2,008.0 thousands | 7.1 |
| June 2026 | 2,003.0 thousands | 4.3 |
| May 2026 | 2,009.0 thousands | 4.6 |
| April 2026 | 2,000.0 thousands | 3.7 |
| March 2026 | 2,002.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| February 2026 | 2,003.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| January 2026 | 1,984.0 thousands | 2.3 |
| December 2025 | 1,949.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| November 2025 | 1,951.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| October 2025 | 1,945.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| September 2025 | 1,896.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| August 2025 | 1,895.0 thousands | −3.4 |
| July 2025 | 1,875.0 thousands | −4.2 |
| June 2025 | 1,920.0 thousands | −2.6 |
| May 2025 | 1,920.0 thousands | −5.8 |
| April 2025 | 1,928.0 thousands | −3.0 |
| March 2025 | 1,972.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| February 2025 | 1,967.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| January 2025 | 1,939.0 thousands | −3.8 |
| December 2024 | 1,928.0 thousands | −4.6 |
| November 2024 | 1,935.0 thousands | −3.9 |
| October 2024 | 1,921.0 thousands | −4.3 |
| September 2024 | 1,939.0 thousands | −5.1 |
| August 2024 | 1,961.0 thousands | −6.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMPLOY.M.SA.AGE-18-24.ITEM-JN5Z.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMPLOY.M.SA.AGE-18-24.ITEM-JN5Z.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```