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United Kingdom LFS Experimental: Economically inactive: : All aged 16-64: Thousands: SA (ended 2023) ()

MonthlySeasonally adjustedCode UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.AGE-16-64.ITEM-S2PS.MEASURE-LEVEL

Latest8,677.0 thousandsOctober 2023
Previous8,697.0 thousandsSeptember 2023
Year ago8,945.0 thousandsOctober 2022

United Kingdom LFS Experimental: Economically inactive: : All aged 16-64: Thousands: SA (ended 2023) () was 8,677.0 thousands in October 2023, down 0.2% from September 2023 and down 3.0% from a year earlier.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 8,370.0 thousands (Jan 2020) to 9,093.0 thousands (Oct 2014), averaging 8,813.1 thousands.

United Kingdom LFS Experimental: Economically inactive: : All aged 16-64: Thousands: SA (ended 2023) () (thousands), Apr 1992 – Oct 20238,2508,5008,7509,0009,2509,500199520002005201020152020Robomacro
United Kingdom LFS Experimental: Economically inactive: : All aged 16-64: Thousands: SA (ended 2023) () (thousands), Apr 1992 – Oct 2023. Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

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Recent data

PeriodValue
October 20238,677.0 thousands
September 20238,697.0 thousands
August 20238,726.0 thousands
July 20238,721.0 thousands
June 20238,703.0 thousands
May 20238,693.0 thousands
April 20238,651.0 thousands
March 20238,718.0 thousands
February 20238,730.0 thousands
January 20238,792.0 thousands
December 20228,858.0 thousands
November 20228,886.0 thousands
October 20228,945.0 thousands
September 20228,935.0 thousands
August 20228,999.0 thousands
July 20228,999.0 thousands
June 20229,011.0 thousands
May 20228,891.0 thousands
April 20228,748.0 thousands
March 20228,817.0 thousands
February 20228,865.0 thousands
January 20228,892.0 thousands
December 20218,856.0 thousands
November 20218,818.0 thousands

Last 24 observations. The full history (379 observations) is available through the API.

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curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.AGE-16-64.ITEM-S2PS.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.AGE-16-64.ITEM-S2PS.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
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About this series

Latest observationOctober 2023
First observationApril 1992
Observations379
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentSeasonally adjusted
10-year high9,093.0 thousands (Oct 2014)
10-year low8,370.0 thousands (Jan 2020)
10-year average8,813.1 thousands
Source agencyUK Office for National Statistics
Makrognosis codeUK.INACTIVE.M.SA.AGE-16-64.ITEM-S2PS.MEASURE-LEVEL

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FAQ

What is the current lFS Experimental: Economically inactive: : All aged 16-64: Thousands: SA (ended 2023) () in United Kingdom?
The latest reading is 8,677.0 thousands for October 2023, 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.INACTIVE.M.SA.AGE-16-64.ITEM-S2PS.MEASURE-LEVEL.

Last updated 2026-07-20. Source: UK Office for National Statistics. Original title: “LFS Experimental: Economically inactive: UK: All aged 16-64: Thousands: SA (ended 2023) (UK)”.