# United Kingdom LFS: Economically inactive: Aged 16-24: : All: Thousands: NSA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Economically inactive: Aged 16-24: : All: Thousands: NSA () was 2,877.0 thousands in July 2026, down 3.5% from June 2026 and up 1.2% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2,471.0 thousands (Jul 2016) to 3,114.0 thousands (May 2024), averaging 2,802.7 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.NSA.AGE-16-24.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-inactive-aged-16-24-all-thousands-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 2,877.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 2,981.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 3,065.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 3,079.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 3,079.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 3,071.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 3,043.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 2,909.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 2,862.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 2,817.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 2,803.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 2,779.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 2,842.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 2,951.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 3,022.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 3,077.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 3,086.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 3,053.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 2,993.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 2,992.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 2,959.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 2,959.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 2,941.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 2,916.0 thousands |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.NSA.AGE-16-24.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.NSA.AGE-16-24.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```