# United Kingdom LFS: Employment: : People: Aged 55-64: Thousands: NSA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Employment: : People: Aged 55-64: Thousands: NSA () was up 2.1% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 2.0% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 6,073.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since Q2 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.5% (Q4 2020) to 5.1% (Q3 2018), averaging 2.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.Q.NSA.AGE-55-64.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 2001-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (102 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-employment-people-aged-55-64-thousands-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 6,073.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| Q1 2026 | 6,013.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 5,965.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| Q3 2025 | 5,942.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| Q2 2025 | 5,950.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| Q1 2025 | 5,895.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| Q4 2024 | 5,929.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 5,912.0 thousands | 3.5 |
| Q2 2024 | 5,828.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| Q1 2024 | 5,757.0 thousands | 2.5 |
| Q4 2023 | 5,741.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| Q3 2023 | 5,713.0 thousands | 2.5 |
| Q2 2023 | 5,680.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| Q1 2023 | 5,617.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| Q4 2022 | 5,637.0 thousands | 2.5 |
| Q3 2022 | 5,576.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 5,545.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 5,544.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| Q4 2021 | 5,502.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| Q3 2021 | 5,494.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 5,501.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| Q1 2021 | 5,486.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q4 2020 | 5,435.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| Q3 2020 | 5,449.0 thousands | 0.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.NSA.AGE-55-64.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.NSA.AGE-55-64.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```