# United Kingdom LFS: In employment: : Female: Aged 16 and over: Thousands: NSA ()

United Kingdom LFS: In employment: : Female: Aged 16 and over: Thousands: NSA () was up 0.8% year on year in July 2026, compared with 0.7% in June 2026.
The level stood at 16,814 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.5% (Dec 2020) to 4.0% (Jan 2020), averaging 1.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.M.NSA.ITEM-MGTO.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-F`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1984-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (420 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-in-employment-female-aged-16-and-over-thousands-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 16,814 thousands | 0.8 |
| June 2026 | 16,771 thousands | 0.7 |
| May 2026 | 16,726 thousands | 0.9 |
| April 2026 | 16,703 thousands | 0.9 |
| March 2026 | 16,686 thousands | 0.9 |
| February 2026 | 16,724 thousands | 1.4 |
| January 2026 | 16,688 thousands | 1.5 |
| December 2025 | 16,702 thousands | 2.0 |
| November 2025 | 16,692 thousands | 2.0 |
| October 2025 | 16,755 thousands | 2.4 |
| September 2025 | 16,694 thousands | 1.7 |
| August 2025 | 16,664 thousands | 1.3 |
| July 2025 | 16,686 thousands | 1.5 |
| June 2025 | 16,650 thousands | 1.6 |
| May 2025 | 16,585 thousands | 1.9 |
| April 2025 | 16,552 thousands | 1.9 |
| March 2025 | 16,541 thousands | 1.8 |
| February 2025 | 16,498 thousands | 1.9 |
| January 2025 | 16,436 thousands | 1.9 |
| December 2024 | 16,375 thousands | 1.6 |
| November 2024 | 16,372 thousands | 1.1 |
| October 2024 | 16,362 thousands | 1.2 |
| September 2024 | 16,409 thousands | 1.5 |
| August 2024 | 16,458 thousands | 1.9 |

## API

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

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