# United Kingdom Employment level 65 + People: 000s ()

United Kingdom Employment level 65 + People: 000s () was up 2.8% year on year in July 2026, compared with 4.3% in June 2026.
The level stood at 1,754.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.2% (Feb 2021) to 14.8% (May 2022), averaging 4.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.M.NSA.AGE-65P.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (412 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/employment-level-65-people-000s

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 1,754.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| June 2026 | 1,765.0 thousands | 4.3 |
| May 2026 | 1,758.0 thousands | 6.7 |
| April 2026 | 1,778.0 thousands | 10.6 |
| March 2026 | 1,762.0 thousands | 11.2 |
| February 2026 | 1,770.0 thousands | 11.5 |
| January 2026 | 1,721.0 thousands | 7.2 |
| December 2025 | 1,699.0 thousands | 7.5 |
| November 2025 | 1,717.0 thousands | 9.2 |
| October 2025 | 1,729.0 thousands | 10.9 |
| September 2025 | 1,739.0 thousands | 12.7 |
| August 2025 | 1,665.0 thousands | 7.6 |
| July 2025 | 1,706.0 thousands | 11.9 |
| June 2025 | 1,693.0 thousands | 13.2 |
| May 2025 | 1,647.0 thousands | 10.8 |
| April 2025 | 1,607.0 thousands | 8.4 |
| March 2025 | 1,584.0 thousands | 6.8 |
| February 2025 | 1,588.0 thousands | 9.7 |
| January 2025 | 1,606.0 thousands | 12.5 |
| December 2024 | 1,580.0 thousands | 12.1 |
| November 2024 | 1,572.0 thousands | 10.4 |
| October 2024 | 1,559.0 thousands | 10.1 |
| September 2024 | 1,543.0 thousands | 6.4 |
| August 2024 | 1,548.0 thousands | 6.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.M.NSA.AGE-65P.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.M.NSA.AGE-65P.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```