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

United Kingdom LFS: Economically inactive: : All: Aged 16-64: Thousands: NSA () was 9,018.0 thousands in July 2026, down 1.1% from June 2026 and down 0.3% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 8,475.0 thousands (Jan 2020) to 9,586.0 thousands (May 2024), averaging 8,990.5 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.NSA.AGE-16-64.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-all-aged-16-64-thousands-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 9,018.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 9,120.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 9,203.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 9,192.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 9,198.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 9,141.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 9,166.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 9,036.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 9,015.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 8,947.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 9,002.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 9,012.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 9,041.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 9,109.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 9,153.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 9,167.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 9,220.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 9,236.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 9,250.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 9,285.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 9,241.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 9,234.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 9,226.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 9,234.0 thousands |

## API

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

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