# United Kingdom LFS: ILO unemployed: West Midlands: All: Thousands: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: ILO unemployed: West Midlands: All: Thousands: SA () was 179.0 thousands in July 2026, up 4.1% from June 2026 and down 8.2% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 112.0 thousands (Aug 2023) to 195.0 thousands (Jul 2025), averaging 151.5 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.UNEMP.M.SA.MEASURE-LEVEL.REGION-WEST-MIDLANDS`
- 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-west-midlands-all-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 179.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 172.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 173.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 161.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 164.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 171.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 178.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 191.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 193.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 181.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 186.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 189.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 195.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 187.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 180.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 170.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 160.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 143.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 145.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 141.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 137.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 142.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 135.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 136.0 thousands |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.UNEMP.M.SA.MEASURE-LEVEL.REGION-WEST-MIDLANDS"

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