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United Kingdom LFS: Employment rate: : Female: Aged 16 and over: %: SA ()

MonthlySeasonally adjustedCode UK.EMP.M.SA.ITEM-MGST.MEASURE-RATE.SEX-F

Latest57.4%July 2026
Previous57.3%June 2026
Year ago57.5%July 2025

United Kingdom LFS: Employment rate: : Female: Aged 16 and over: %: SA () was 57.4% in July 2026, up 0.1 percentage points from June 2026 and down 0.1 percentage points from a year earlier.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 55.5% (Jul 2016) to 58.0% (Jan 2020), averaging 56.9%.

United Kingdom LFS: Employment rate: : Female: Aged 16 and over: %: SA () (%), Feb 1971 – Jul 202640%45%50%55%60%19801990200020102020Robomacro
United Kingdom LFS: Employment rate: : Female: Aged 16 and over: %: SA () (%), Feb 1971 – Jul 2026. Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

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Recent data

PeriodValue
July 202657.4%
June 202657.3%
May 202657.4%
April 202657.4%
March 202657.3%
February 202657.5%
January 202657.5%
December 202557.6%
November 202557.5%
October 202557.7%
September 202557.5%
August 202557.5%
July 202557.5%
June 202557.4%
May 202557.5%
April 202557.4%
March 202557.3%
February 202557.2%
January 202557.2%
December 202457.0%
November 202457.0%
October 202456.9%
September 202457.1%
August 202457.4%

Last 24 observations. The full history (666 observations) is available through the API.

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                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
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About this series

Latest observationJuly 2026
First observationFebruary 1971
Observations666
FrequencyMonthly
Units%
AdjustmentSeasonally adjusted
10-year high58.0% (Jan 2020)
10-year low55.5% (Jul 2016)
10-year average56.9%
Source agencyUK Office for National Statistics
Makrognosis codeUK.EMP.M.SA.ITEM-MGST.MEASURE-RATE.SEX-F

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FAQ

What is the current lFS: Employment rate: : Female: Aged 16 and over: %: SA () in United Kingdom?
The latest reading is 57.4% for July 2026, published by UK Office for National Statistics.
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from UK Office for National Statistics and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code UK.EMP.M.SA.ITEM-MGST.MEASURE-RATE.SEX-F.

Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: UK Office for National Statistics. Original title: “LFS: Employment rate: UK: Female: Aged 16 and over: %: SA (UK)”.