# United Kingdom LFS: Economically Active: : All: Aged 16-64: Thousands: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Economically Active: : All: Aged 16-64: Thousands: SA () was 34,499 thousands in July 2026, up 0.1% 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 32,257 thousands (Sep 2016) to 34,499 thousands (Jul 2026), averaging 33,097 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.ACTRATE.M.SA.AGE-16-64.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-aged-16-64-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 34,499 thousands |
| June 2026 | 34,451 thousands |
| May 2026 | 34,438 thousands |
| April 2026 | 34,418 thousands |
| March 2026 | 34,371 thousands |
| February 2026 | 34,377 thousands |
| January 2026 | 34,334 thousands |
| December 2025 | 34,426 thousands |
| November 2025 | 34,356 thousands |
| October 2025 | 34,361 thousands |
| September 2025 | 34,259 thousands |
| August 2025 | 34,268 thousands |
| July 2025 | 34,205 thousands |
| June 2025 | 34,186 thousands |
| May 2025 | 34,209 thousands |
| April 2025 | 34,154 thousands |
| March 2025 | 34,050 thousands |
| February 2025 | 33,977 thousands |
| January 2025 | 33,942 thousands |
| December 2024 | 33,864 thousands |
| November 2024 | 33,809 thousands |
| October 2024 | 33,751 thousands |
| September 2024 | 33,698 thousands |
| August 2024 | 33,702 thousands |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.ACTRATE.M.SA.AGE-16-64.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.ACTRATE.M.SA.AGE-16-64.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```