# United Kingdom LFS: Employment Level Annual Change: : All: Aged 16 and over (thousands): SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Employment Level Annual Change: : All: Aged 16 and over (thousands): SA () was down 25.5% year on year in July 2026, compared with −63.4% in June 2026.
The level stood at 356.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −422.0% (Feb 2021) to 4,876.9% (Feb 2025), averaging 28.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.M.SA.ITEM-FV26.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1993-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (400 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-employment-level-annual-change-all-aged-16-and-over-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 356.0 thousands | −25.5 |
| June 2026 | 243.0 thousands | −63.4 |
| May 2026 | 253.0 thousands | −66.2 |
| April 2026 | 340.0 thousands | −56.2 |
| March 2026 | 383.0 thousands | −43.1 |
| February 2026 | 392.0 thousands | −39.4 |
| January 2026 | 323.0 thousands | −53.2 |
| December 2025 | 378.0 thousands | −37.9 |
| November 2025 | 382.0 thousands | −21.4 |
| October 2025 | 523.0 thousands | 20.0 |
| September 2025 | 438.0 thousands | 7.4 |
| August 2025 | 414.0 thousands | −3.0 |
| July 2025 | 478.0 thousands | −11.3 |
| June 2025 | 664.0 thousands | 114.9 |
| May 2025 | 748.0 thousands | 462.4 |
| April 2025 | 777.0 thousands | — |
| March 2025 | 673.0 thousands | — |
| February 2025 | 647.0 thousands | 4,876.9 |
| January 2025 | 690.0 thousands | 914.7 |
| December 2024 | 609.0 thousands | 280.6 |
| November 2024 | 486.0 thousands | 83.4 |
| October 2024 | 436.0 thousands | 37.1 |
| September 2024 | 408.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| August 2024 | 427.0 thousands | −0.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.M.SA.ITEM-FV26.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.M.SA.ITEM-FV26.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```