# United Kingdom LFS: ILO unemployed: : All: Aged 16 and over: Thousands: NSA ()

United Kingdom LFS: ILO unemployed: : All: Aged 16 and over: Thousands: NSA () was 1,752.0 thousands in July 2026, down 1.6% from June 2026 and down 1.9% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1,216.0 thousands (Apr 2022) to 1,891.0 thousands (Sep 2025), averaging 1,495.6 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.UNEMP.M.NSA.ITEM-MGTP.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-ilo-unemployed-all-aged-16-and-over-thousands-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 1,752.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 1,781.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 1,739.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 1,713.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 1,725.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 1,796.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 1,770.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 1,833.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 1,857.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 1,857.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 1,891.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 1,846.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 1,786.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 1,694.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 1,651.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 1,630.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 1,613.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 1,608.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 1,578.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 1,517.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 1,536.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 1,582.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 1,562.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 1,561.0 thousands |

## API

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

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