# United Kingdom LFS: Economic Activity: : People: Aged 15-74: Thousands: NSA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Economic Activity: : People: Aged 15-74: Thousands: NSA () was 35,876 thousands in Q2 2026, up 0.2% from Q1 2026 and up 1.0% from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since the series began in Q1 2001.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 33,139 thousands (Q2 2016) to 35,876 thousands (Q2 2026), averaging 34,244 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.ACTRATE.Q.NSA.AGE-15-74.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 2001-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (102 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-economic-activity-people-aged-15-74-thousands-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 35,876 thousands |
| Q1 2026 | 35,808 thousands |
| Q4 2025 | 35,821 thousands |
| Q3 2025 | 35,771 thousands |
| Q2 2025 | 35,538 thousands |
| Q1 2025 | 35,360 thousands |
| Q4 2024 | 35,218 thousands |
| Q3 2024 | 35,104 thousands |
| Q2 2024 | 34,631 thousands |
| Q1 2024 | 34,614 thousands |
| Q4 2023 | 34,568 thousands |
| Q3 2023 | 34,621 thousands |
| Q2 2023 | 34,525 thousands |
| Q1 2023 | 34,453 thousands |
| Q4 2022 | 34,320 thousands |
| Q3 2022 | 34,081 thousands |
| Q2 2022 | 33,922 thousands |
| Q1 2022 | 33,950 thousands |
| Q4 2021 | 34,040 thousands |
| Q3 2021 | 34,079 thousands |
| Q2 2021 | 33,776 thousands |
| Q1 2021 | 33,788 thousands |
| Q4 2020 | 33,914 thousands |
| Q3 2020 | 33,938 thousands |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.ACTRATE.Q.NSA.AGE-15-74.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.ACTRATE.Q.NSA.AGE-15-74.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```