# United Kingdom LFS: ILO Unemployment Level Annual Change: : All: Aged 16 and over (thousands): SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: ILO Unemployment Level Annual Change: : All: Aged 16 and over (thousands): SA () was −26.00 thousands in July 2026, down 131.3% from June 2026 and down 108.6% from a year earlier.
That is the lowest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −383.0 thousands (Jan 2022) to 509.0 thousands (Nov 2020), averaging 10.46 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.UNEMP.M.SA.ITEM-FV27.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1993-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (400 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-ilo-unemployment-level-annual-change-all-aged-16-and-over-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | −26.00 thousands |
| June 2026 | 83.00 thousands |
| May 2026 | 88.00 thousands |
| April 2026 | 81.00 thousands |
| March 2026 | 111.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 187.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 193.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 317.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 323.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 274.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 330.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 285.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 302.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 209.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 214.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 133.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 129.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 108.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 118.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 132.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 212.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 187.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 106.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 78.00 thousands |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.UNEMP.M.SA.ITEM-FV27.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.UNEMP.M.SA.ITEM-FV27.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```