# United Kingdom LFS: Economically active: West Midlands: All: Thousands: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Economically active: West Midlands: All: Thousands: SA () was 3,116.0 thousands in July 2026, up 0.5% from June 2026 and down 1.0% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2,829.0 thousands (Feb 2017) to 3,147.0 thousands (Jul 2025), averaging 2,987.0 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.ACTRATE.M.SA.MEASURE-LEVEL.REGION-WEST-MIDLANDS`
- 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-west-midlands-all-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 3,116.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 3,101.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 3,096.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 3,100.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 3,107.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 3,128.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 3,105.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 3,115.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 3,115.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 3,129.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 3,139.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 3,147.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 3,147.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 3,141.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 3,144.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 3,101.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 3,042.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 3,040.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 3,067.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 3,079.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 3,082.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 3,066.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 3,057.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 3,074.0 thousands |

## API

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

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