# United Kingdom LFS: In employment: Full-time: : People: Aged 16 and over: Thousands: NSA ()

United Kingdom LFS: In employment: Full-time: : People: Aged 16 and over: Thousands: NSA () was up 1.2% year on year in July 2026, compared with 0.5% in June 2026.
The level stood at 25,849 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.8% (Dec 2020) to 2.3% (Jul 2024), averaging 1.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.M.NSA.ITEM-I46J.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-full-time-people-aged-16-and-over-thousands-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 25,849 thousands | 1.2 |
| June 2026 | 25,667 thousands | 0.5 |
| May 2026 | 25,612 thousands | 0.5 |
| April 2026 | 25,608 thousands | 0.6 |
| March 2026 | 25,597 thousands | 0.7 |
| February 2026 | 25,571 thousands | 0.9 |
| January 2026 | 25,529 thousands | 0.4 |
| December 2025 | 25,484 thousands | 0.09 |
| November 2025 | 25,522 thousands | 0.4 |
| October 2025 | 25,543 thousands | 0.7 |
| September 2025 | 25,580 thousands | 1.1 |
| August 2025 | 25,560 thousands | 1.2 |
| July 2025 | 25,530 thousands | 1.4 |
| June 2025 | 25,535 thousands | 1.7 |
| May 2025 | 25,486 thousands | 2.1 |
| April 2025 | 25,461 thousands | 1.9 |
| March 2025 | 25,409 thousands | 1.8 |
| February 2025 | 25,349 thousands | 1.2 |
| January 2025 | 25,428 thousands | 2.0 |
| December 2024 | 25,462 thousands | 1.9 |
| November 2024 | 25,430 thousands | 1.7 |
| October 2024 | 25,368 thousands | 1.8 |
| September 2024 | 25,297 thousands | 1.7 |
| August 2024 | 25,260 thousands | 1.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.M.NSA.ITEM-I46J.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.M.NSA.ITEM-I46J.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```