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United Kingdom LFS: Econ. inactivity wants a job: Student : female:% ()

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode UK.INACTIVE.M.NSA.ITEM-LF7K.MEASURE-RATE

Latest20.7%July 2026
Previous20.3%June 2026
Year ago21.1%July 2025

United Kingdom LFS: Econ. inactivity wants a job: Student : female:% () was 20.7% in July 2026, up 0.4 percentage points from June 2026 and down 0.4 percentage points from a year earlier.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 15.2% (May 2020) to 24.6% (Feb 2025), averaging 19.3%.

United Kingdom LFS: Econ. inactivity wants a job: Student : female:% () (%), Apr 1993 – Jul 20265%10%15%20%25%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
United Kingdom LFS: Econ. inactivity wants a job: Student : female:% () (%), Apr 1993 – Jul 2026. Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

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Recent data

PeriodValue
July 202620.7%
June 202620.3%
May 202619.7%
April 202620.6%
March 202621.7%
February 202621.4%
January 202621.5%
December 202521.8%
November 202522.8%
October 202522.4%
September 202521.5%
August 202521.1%
July 202521.1%
June 202521.9%
May 202522.2%
April 202523.1%
March 202524.5%
February 202524.6%
January 202523.7%
December 202422.7%
November 202421.4%
October 202422.3%
September 202421.6%
August 202421.1%

Last 24 observations. The full history (400 observations) is available through the API.

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curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
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import requests
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                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
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About this series

Latest observationJuly 2026
First observationApril 1993
Observations400
FrequencyMonthly
Units%
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high24.6% (Feb 2025)
10-year low15.2% (May 2020)
10-year average19.3%
Source agencyUK Office for National Statistics
Makrognosis codeUK.INACTIVE.M.NSA.ITEM-LF7K.MEASURE-RATE

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FAQ

What is the current lFS: Econ. inactivity wants a job: Student : female:% () in United Kingdom?
The latest reading is 20.7% for July 2026, published by UK Office for National Statistics.
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from UK Office for National Statistics and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code UK.INACTIVE.M.NSA.ITEM-LF7K.MEASURE-RATE.

Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: UK Office for National Statistics. Original title: “LFS: Econ. inactivity wants a job: Student UK: female:% (UK)”.