# United Kingdom LFS: Economically active: : All: Aged 16-17: Thousands: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Economically active: : All: Aged 16-17: Thousands: SA () was 468.0 thousands in July 2026, down 1.5% from June 2026 and down 8.8% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 304.0 thousands (Feb 2021) to 550.0 thousands (Apr 2023), averaging 453.7 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.ACTRATE.M.SA.AGE-16-17.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (412 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-economically-active-all-aged-16-17-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 468.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 475.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 474.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 486.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 477.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 468.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 466.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 459.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 477.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 480.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 508.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 509.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 513.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 500.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 493.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 470.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 444.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 455.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 466.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 470.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 475.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 474.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 468.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 461.0 thousands |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.ACTRATE.M.SA.AGE-16-17.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.ACTRATE.M.SA.AGE-16-17.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```