# United Kingdom LFS: In employment: East: Female: Thousands: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: In employment: East: Female: Thousands: SA () was down 1.0% year on year in July 2026, compared with 0.5% in June 2026.
The level stood at 1,586.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since May 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.4% (Jul 2023) to 5.9% (Oct 2021), averaging 1.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.M.SA.ITEM-YCLU.MEASURE-LEVEL.REGION-EAST.SEX-F`
- 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-east-female-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 1,586.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| June 2026 | 1,594.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| May 2026 | 1,591.0 thousands | −0.06 |
| April 2026 | 1,584.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| March 2026 | 1,593.0 thousands | −0.06 |
| February 2026 | 1,607.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| January 2026 | 1,617.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| December 2025 | 1,627.0 thousands | 4.6 |
| November 2025 | 1,623.0 thousands | 3.5 |
| October 2025 | 1,622.0 thousands | 4.2 |
| September 2025 | 1,622.0 thousands | 4.0 |
| August 2025 | 1,610.0 thousands | 3.9 |
| July 2025 | 1,602.0 thousands | 3.5 |
| June 2025 | 1,586.0 thousands | 3.5 |
| May 2025 | 1,592.0 thousands | 5.5 |
| April 2025 | 1,594.0 thousands | 5.1 |
| March 2025 | 1,594.0 thousands | 5.1 |
| February 2025 | 1,594.0 thousands | 3.5 |
| January 2025 | 1,592.0 thousands | 3.1 |
| December 2024 | 1,555.0 thousands | 2.5 |
| November 2024 | 1,568.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| October 2024 | 1,557.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| September 2024 | 1,560.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| August 2024 | 1,550.0 thousands | 2.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.M.SA.ITEM-YCLU.MEASURE-LEVEL.REGION-EAST.SEX-F"

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