# United Kingdom LFS: ILO unemployed over 12 months: : All: Aged 16-64: %: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: ILO unemployed over 12 months: : All: Aged 16-64: %: SA () was 27.4% in July 2026, up 1.5 percentage points from June 2026 and up 3.7 percentage points from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since May 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 16.9% (Aug 2023) to 31.0% (Aug 2021), averaging 24.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.UNEMP.M.SA.AGE-16-64.GRP-UNEMP-12-24.MEASURE-RATE`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (412 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-ilo-unemployed-over-12-months-all-aged-16-64-pct-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 27.4% |
| June 2026 | 25.9% |
| May 2026 | 25.1% |
| April 2026 | 25.1% |
| March 2026 | 24.4% |
| February 2026 | 26.0% |
| January 2026 | 25.4% |
| December 2025 | 25.3% |
| November 2025 | 25.2% |
| October 2025 | 24.7% |
| September 2025 | 23.6% |
| August 2025 | 24.8% |
| July 2025 | 23.7% |
| June 2025 | 23.1% |
| May 2025 | 21.9% |
| April 2025 | 22.3% |
| March 2025 | 22.6% |
| February 2025 | 21.4% |
| January 2025 | 21.2% |
| December 2024 | 20.1% |
| November 2024 | 21.2% |
| October 2024 | 20.5% |
| September 2024 | 22.4% |
| August 2024 | 21.9% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.UNEMP.M.SA.AGE-16-64.GRP-UNEMP-12-24.MEASURE-RATE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.UNEMP.M.SA.AGE-16-64.GRP-UNEMP-12-24.MEASURE-RATE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```