# United Kingdom LFS: Population aged 16 and over: East: All: Thousands: NSA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Population aged 16 and over: East: All: Thousands: NSA () was up 1.0% year on year in July 2026, compared with 1.0% in June 2026.
The level stood at 5,369.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since December 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.5% (Jun 2020) to 1.4% (Feb 2019), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMPLOY.M.NSA.ITEM-YCHH.MEASURE-LEVEL.REGION-EAST`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1984-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (420 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-population-aged-16-and-over-east-all-thousands-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 5,369.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| June 2026 | 5,365.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| May 2026 | 5,361.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| April 2026 | 5,356.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| March 2026 | 5,351.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| February 2026 | 5,347.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| January 2026 | 5,342.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| December 2025 | 5,338.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| November 2025 | 5,333.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| October 2025 | 5,329.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| September 2025 | 5,324.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| August 2025 | 5,320.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| July 2025 | 5,315.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| June 2025 | 5,311.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| May 2025 | 5,306.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| April 2025 | 5,301.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| March 2025 | 5,296.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| February 2025 | 5,292.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| January 2025 | 5,287.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| December 2024 | 5,281.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| November 2024 | 5,276.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| October 2024 | 5,271.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| September 2024 | 5,266.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| August 2024 | 5,261.0 thousands | 1.3 |

## API

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

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