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

United Kingdom LFS: Economically inactive: Aged 16-64: GB: All: Thousands: SA () was 8,783.0 thousands in July 2026, down 0.3% from June 2026 and down 0.1% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 8,142.0 thousands (Jan 2020) to 9,181.0 thousands (Mar 2024), averaging 8,673.7 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.AGE-16-64.ITEM-LF4R.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-inactive-aged-16-64-gb-all-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 8,783.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 8,811.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 8,796.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 8,792.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 8,814.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 8,793.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 8,801.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 8,691.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 8,739.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 8,711.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 8,775.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 8,751.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 8,792.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 8,794.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 8,740.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 8,768.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 8,840.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 8,880.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 8,882.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 8,941.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 8,964.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 8,997.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 9,014.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 8,980.0 thousands |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.AGE-16-64.ITEM-LF4R.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.AGE-16-64.ITEM-LF4R.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```