# United Kingdom LFS: ILO unemployment rate: Aged 16-24: : All: %: NSA ()

United Kingdom LFS: ILO unemployment rate: Aged 16-24: : All: %: NSA () was 16.5% in July 2026, down 0.3 percentage points from June 2026 and up 0.8 percentage points from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9.1% (Apr 2022) to 16.9% (Sep 2025), averaging 12.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.UNEMP.M.NSA.AGE-16-24.MEASURE-RATE`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 1984-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (420 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-ilo-unemployment-rate-aged-16-24-all-pct-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 16.5% |
| June 2026 | 16.8% |
| May 2026 | 15.9% |
| April 2026 | 15.3% |
| March 2026 | 15.2% |
| February 2026 | 15.4% |
| January 2026 | 15.3% |
| December 2025 | 15.7% |
| November 2025 | 16.0% |
| October 2025 | 16.4% |
| September 2025 | 16.9% |
| August 2025 | 16.5% |
| July 2025 | 15.7% |
| June 2025 | 14.6% |
| May 2025 | 13.9% |
| April 2025 | 13.1% |
| March 2025 | 13.2% |
| February 2025 | 13.4% |
| January 2025 | 14.0% |
| December 2024 | 14.2% |
| November 2024 | 14.6% |
| October 2024 | 15.0% |
| September 2024 | 14.7% |
| August 2024 | 15.8% |

## API

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

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