# United Kingdom LFS: Economically active: : All: 000s: SA: Annual = 4 quarter average ()

United Kingdom LFS: Economically active: : All: 000s: SA: Annual = 4 quarter average () was 36,290 thousands in July 2026, up 0.09% from June 2026 and up 0.9% from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since the series began in February 1971.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 33,478 thousands (Sep 2016) to 36,290 thousands (Jul 2026), averaging 34,503 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.ACTRATE.M.SA.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1971-02-01 to 2026-07-01 (666 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-economically-active-all-000s-sa-annual-4-quarter-average

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 36,290 thousands |
| June 2026 | 36,256 thousands |
| May 2026 | 36,242 thousands |
| April 2026 | 36,235 thousands |
| March 2026 | 36,179 thousands |
| February 2026 | 36,194 thousands |
| January 2026 | 36,104 thousands |
| December 2025 | 36,177 thousands |
| November 2025 | 36,128 thousands |
| October 2025 | 36,145 thousands |
| September 2025 | 36,049 thousands |
| August 2025 | 35,984 thousands |
| July 2025 | 35,959 thousands |
| June 2025 | 35,931 thousands |
| May 2025 | 35,901 thousands |
| April 2025 | 35,814 thousands |
| March 2025 | 35,685 thousands |
| February 2025 | 35,615 thousands |
| January 2025 | 35,588 thousands |
| December 2024 | 35,481 thousands |
| November 2024 | 35,424 thousands |
| October 2024 | 35,348 thousands |
| September 2024 | 35,280 thousands |
| August 2024 | 35,286 thousands |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.ACTRATE.M.SA.MEASURE-LEVEL"

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