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

United Kingdom LFS: Economic Inactivity: : People: Aged 15-74: Thousands: NSA () was 14,521 thousands in Q2 2026, up 0.3% from Q1 2026 and up 0.6% from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since Q4 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 13,938 thousands (Q4 2019) to 14,890 thousands (Q2 2024), averaging 14,386 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.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-inactivity-people-aged-15-74-thousands-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 14,521 thousands |
| Q1 2026 | 14,484 thousands |
| Q4 2025 | 14,367 thousands |
| Q3 2025 | 14,312 thousands |
| Q2 2025 | 14,437 thousands |
| Q1 2025 | 14,503 thousands |
| Q4 2024 | 14,532 thousands |
| Q3 2024 | 14,533 thousands |
| Q2 2024 | 14,890 thousands |
| Q1 2024 | 14,784 thousands |
| Q4 2023 | 14,708 thousands |
| Q3 2023 | 14,533 thousands |
| Q2 2023 | 14,509 thousands |
| Q1 2023 | 14,467 thousands |
| Q4 2022 | 14,485 thousands |
| Q3 2022 | 14,609 thousands |
| Q2 2022 | 14,673 thousands |
| Q1 2022 | 14,589 thousands |
| Q4 2021 | 14,444 thousands |
| Q3 2021 | 14,350 thousands |
| Q2 2021 | 14,600 thousands |
| Q1 2021 | 14,543 thousands |
| Q4 2020 | 14,371 thousands |
| Q3 2020 | 14,303 thousands |

## API

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

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