# United Kingdom Female employment rate (aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted): % ()

United Kingdom Female employment rate (aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted): % () was 72.4% in July 2026, up 0.2 percentage points from June 2026 and unchanged from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 69.6% (Jul 2016) to 72.7% (Jan 2020), averaging 71.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.M.SA.ITEM-LF25.MEASURE-RATE.SEX-F`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 1971-02-01 to 2026-07-01 (666 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/female-employment-rate-aged-16-to-64-seasonally-adjusted-pct

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 72.4% |
| June 2026 | 72.2% |
| May 2026 | 72.3% |
| April 2026 | 72.2% |
| March 2026 | 72.0% |
| February 2026 | 72.2% |
| January 2026 | 72.3% |
| December 2025 | 72.4% |
| November 2025 | 72.3% |
| October 2025 | 72.5% |
| September 2025 | 72.3% |
| August 2025 | 72.5% |
| July 2025 | 72.4% |
| June 2025 | 72.2% |
| May 2025 | 72.3% |
| April 2025 | 72.4% |
| March 2025 | 72.2% |
| February 2025 | 72.1% |
| January 2025 | 71.9% |
| December 2024 | 71.7% |
| November 2024 | 71.8% |
| October 2024 | 71.8% |
| September 2024 | 71.9% |
| August 2024 | 72.3% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.M.SA.ITEM-LF25.MEASURE-RATE.SEX-F"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.M.SA.ITEM-LF25.MEASURE-RATE.SEX-F",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```