# United Kingdom LFS: Econ. inactivity reasons: Long Term Sick: : Female:000s:SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Econ. inactivity reasons: Long Term Sick: : Female:000s:SA () was 1,478.0 thousands in July 2026, down 2.2% from June 2026 and down 0.7% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1,010.0 thousands (Nov 2016) to 1,569.0 thousands (Dec 2023), averaging 1,282.5 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.ITEM-LF6A.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-F`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1993-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (400 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-econ-inactivity-reasons-long-term-sick-female-000s-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 1,478.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 1,512.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 1,499.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 1,517.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 1,531.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 1,517.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 1,506.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 1,500.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 1,484.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 1,474.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 1,480.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 1,488.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 1,488.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 1,486.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 1,514.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 1,501.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 1,495.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 1,495.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 1,514.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 1,528.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 1,473.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 1,489.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 1,511.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 1,489.0 thousands |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.ITEM-LF6A.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-F"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.ITEM-LF6A.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-F",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```