# United Kingdom LFS: Economically active: : All: Aged 16 and over: Thousands: NSA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Economically active: : All: Aged 16 and over: Thousands: NSA () was 36,374 thousands in July 2026, up 0.3% from June 2026 and up 0.9% from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since the series began in April 1984.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 33,323 thousands (Jan 2017) to 36,374 thousands (Jul 2026), averaging 34,486 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.ACTRATE.M.NSA.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1984-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (420 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-economically-active-all-aged-16-and-over-thousands-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 36,374 thousands |
| June 2026 | 36,268 thousands |
| May 2026 | 36,165 thousands |
| April 2026 | 36,167 thousands |
| March 2026 | 36,135 thousands |
| February 2026 | 36,166 thousands |
| January 2026 | 36,039 thousands |
| December 2025 | 36,110 thousands |
| November 2025 | 36,132 thousands |
| October 2025 | 36,204 thousands |
| September 2025 | 36,152 thousands |
| August 2025 | 36,062 thousands |
| July 2025 | 36,046 thousands |
| June 2025 | 35,947 thousands |
| May 2025 | 35,821 thousands |
| April 2025 | 35,746 thousands |
| March 2025 | 35,646 thousands |
| February 2025 | 35,588 thousands |
| January 2025 | 35,524 thousands |
| December 2024 | 35,415 thousands |
| November 2024 | 35,432 thousands |
| October 2024 | 35,405 thousands |
| September 2024 | 35,387 thousands |
| August 2024 | 35,365 thousands |

## API

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

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