# United Kingdom LFS: ILO unemployed over 24 months: : All: Aged 16-64: Thousands: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: ILO unemployed over 24 months: : All: Aged 16-64: Thousands: SA () was 192.0 thousands in July 2026, up 3.8% from June 2026 and up 16.4% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 114.0 thousands (Sep 2023) to 243.0 thousands (Jul 2016), averaging 175.3 thousands.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 192.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 185.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 182.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 183.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 185.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 208.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 191.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 182.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 183.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 179.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 170.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 171.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 165.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 167.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 150.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 165.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 164.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 165.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 159.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 148.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 151.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 140.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 146.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 139.0 thousands |

## API

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

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