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

United Kingdom LFS: Economically inactive: : All: Aged 16 and over: Thousands: NSA () was 20,462 thousands in July 2026, down 0.3% from June 2026 and up 1.0% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 18,865 thousands (Jul 2016) to 20,762 thousands (May 2024), averaging 19,806 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.NSA.ITEM-MGTV.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-and-over-thousands-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 20,462 thousands |
| June 2026 | 20,529 thousands |
| May 2026 | 20,587 thousands |
| April 2026 | 20,541 thousands |
| March 2026 | 20,527 thousands |
| February 2026 | 20,453 thousands |
| January 2026 | 20,534 thousands |
| December 2025 | 20,420 thousands |
| November 2025 | 20,353 thousands |
| October 2025 | 20,237 thousands |
| September 2025 | 20,243 thousands |
| August 2025 | 20,289 thousands |
| July 2025 | 20,260 thousands |
| June 2025 | 20,316 thousands |
| May 2025 | 20,391 thousands |
| April 2025 | 20,418 thousands |
| March 2025 | 20,469 thousands |
| February 2025 | 20,478 thousands |
| January 2025 | 20,492 thousands |
| December 2024 | 20,552 thousands |
| November 2024 | 20,486 thousands |
| October 2024 | 20,464 thousands |
| September 2024 | 20,433 thousands |
| August 2024 | 20,406 thousands |

## API

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

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