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

United Kingdom LFS: ILO unemployed over 12 months: : Female: Aged 16-64: %: SA () was 25.0% in July 2026, up 0.4 percentage points from June 2026 and up 3.9 percentage points from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since December 2015.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 13.5% (Jul 2023) to 25.0% (Jul 2026), averaging 20.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.UNEMP.M.SA.AGE-16-64.GRP-UNEMP-12-24.MEASURE-RATE.SEX-F`
- 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-female-aged-16-64-pct-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 25.0% |
| June 2026 | 24.6% |
| May 2026 | 23.3% |
| April 2026 | 23.4% |
| March 2026 | 22.1% |
| February 2026 | 24.3% |
| January 2026 | 23.1% |
| December 2025 | 22.5% |
| November 2025 | 21.3% |
| October 2025 | 21.8% |
| September 2025 | 21.0% |
| August 2025 | 21.8% |
| July 2025 | 21.1% |
| June 2025 | 19.3% |
| May 2025 | 17.5% |
| April 2025 | 18.7% |
| March 2025 | 18.8% |
| February 2025 | 18.4% |
| January 2025 | 17.0% |
| December 2024 | 16.6% |
| November 2024 | 17.5% |
| October 2024 | 16.7% |
| September 2024 | 18.3% |
| August 2024 | 18.2% |

## 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.SEX-F"

# 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.SEX-F",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```