# United Kingdom Discouraged workers level women: 000s ()

United Kingdom Discouraged workers level women: 000s () was 16.00 thousands in July 2026, down 20.0% from June 2026 and up 6.7% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 7.00 thousands (Apr 2022) to 36.00 thousands (Dec 2020), averaging 15.07 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.NSA.ITEM-LFM3.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1993-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (400 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/discouraged-workers-level-women-000s

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 16.00 thousands |
| June 2026 | 20.00 thousands |
| May 2026 | 21.00 thousands |
| April 2026 | 14.00 thousands |
| March 2026 | 12.00 thousands |
| February 2026 | 13.00 thousands |
| January 2026 | 13.00 thousands |
| December 2025 | 13.00 thousands |
| November 2025 | 8.00 thousands |
| October 2025 | 15.00 thousands |
| September 2025 | 19.00 thousands |
| August 2025 | 17.00 thousands |
| July 2025 | 15.00 thousands |
| June 2025 | 14.00 thousands |
| May 2025 | 16.00 thousands |
| April 2025 | 18.00 thousands |
| March 2025 | 18.00 thousands |
| February 2025 | 15.00 thousands |
| January 2025 | 11.00 thousands |
| December 2024 | 12.00 thousands |
| November 2024 | 13.00 thousands |
| October 2024 | 13.00 thousands |
| September 2024 | 12.00 thousands |
| August 2024 | 12.00 thousands |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.NSA.ITEM-LFM3.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.NSA.ITEM-LFM3.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```