# United Kingdom LFS: Econ. inactivity wants a job: Long-term Sick: : 16-64:% ()

United Kingdom LFS: Econ. inactivity wants a job: Long-term Sick: : 16-64:% () was 36.9% in July 2026, up 0.9 percentage points from June 2026 and up 2.2 percentage points from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since January 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 24.9% (Jul 2020) to 37.9% (Jan 2024), averaging 31.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.NSA.AGE-16-64.ITEM-LF7P.MEASURE-RATE`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 1993-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (400 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-econ-inactivity-wants-a-job-long-term-sick-16-64-pct

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 36.9% |
| June 2026 | 36.0% |
| May 2026 | 35.2% |
| April 2026 | 33.6% |
| March 2026 | 33.6% |
| February 2026 | 33.7% |
| January 2026 | 33.3% |
| December 2025 | 33.4% |
| November 2025 | 32.6% |
| October 2025 | 33.7% |
| September 2025 | 34.5% |
| August 2025 | 35.3% |
| July 2025 | 34.7% |
| June 2025 | 36.1% |
| May 2025 | 36.1% |
| April 2025 | 36.3% |
| March 2025 | 34.9% |
| February 2025 | 34.2% |
| January 2025 | 34.2% |
| December 2024 | 34.2% |
| November 2024 | 34.6% |
| October 2024 | 34.2% |
| September 2024 | 34.4% |
| August 2024 | 33.0% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.NSA.AGE-16-64.ITEM-LF7P.MEASURE-RATE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.NSA.AGE-16-64.ITEM-LF7P.MEASURE-RATE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```