# United Kingdom LFS: Economic Inactivity rate: : People: Aged 16 and over: %: NSA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Economic Inactivity rate: : People: Aged 16 and over: %: NSA () was 36.0% in July 2026, down 0.1 percentage points from June 2026 and unchanged from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 35.5% (Jan 2020) to 37.3% (Dec 2023), averaging 36.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.NSA.ITEM-I46G.MEASURE-RATE`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (412 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-economic-inactivity-rate-people-aged-16-and-over-pct-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 36.0% |
| June 2026 | 36.1% |
| May 2026 | 36.3% |
| April 2026 | 36.2% |
| March 2026 | 36.2% |
| February 2026 | 36.1% |
| January 2026 | 36.3% |
| December 2025 | 36.1% |
| November 2025 | 36.0% |
| October 2025 | 35.9% |
| September 2025 | 35.9% |
| August 2025 | 36.0% |
| July 2025 | 36.0% |
| June 2025 | 36.1% |
| May 2025 | 36.3% |
| April 2025 | 36.4% |
| March 2025 | 36.5% |
| February 2025 | 36.5% |
| January 2025 | 36.6% |
| December 2024 | 36.7% |
| November 2024 | 36.6% |
| October 2024 | 36.6% |
| September 2024 | 36.6% |
| August 2024 | 36.6% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.NSA.ITEM-I46G.MEASURE-RATE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.NSA.ITEM-I46G.MEASURE-RATE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```