# United Kingdom LFS: In employment: Aged 16-17: In full-time education: : All: 000s: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: In employment: Aged 16-17: In full-time education: : All: 000s: SA () was down 11.9% year on year in July 2026, compared with −6.4% in June 2026.
The level stood at 236.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −38.2% (Mar 2021) to 82.8% (Mar 2022), averaging 1.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.M.SA.AGE-16-17.EDUC-IN-FTE.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-in-employment-aged-16-17-in-full-time-education-all-000s-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 236.0 thousands | −11.9 |
| June 2026 | 250.0 thousands | −6.4 |
| May 2026 | 265.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| April 2026 | 273.0 thousands | 10.1 |
| March 2026 | 268.0 thousands | 8.1 |
| February 2026 | 277.0 thousands | 4.1 |
| January 2026 | 271.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| December 2025 | 267.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| November 2025 | 256.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| October 2025 | 253.0 thousands | −5.9 |
| September 2025 | 258.0 thousands | −7.2 |
| August 2025 | 265.0 thousands | −4.3 |
| July 2025 | 268.0 thousands | −2.9 |
| June 2025 | 267.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| May 2025 | 260.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| April 2025 | 248.0 thousands | −5.7 |
| March 2025 | 248.0 thousands | −7.8 |
| February 2025 | 266.0 thousands | −5.0 |
| January 2025 | 268.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| December 2024 | 267.0 thousands | −6.3 |
| November 2024 | 260.0 thousands | −11.0 |
| October 2024 | 269.0 thousands | −7.9 |
| September 2024 | 278.0 thousands | −6.7 |
| August 2024 | 277.0 thousands | −10.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.M.SA.AGE-16-17.EDUC-IN-FTE.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.M.SA.AGE-16-17.EDUC-IN-FTE.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```