# United Kingdom LFS: Population aged 16 and over: North West (GOR): All: Thousands: NSA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Population aged 16 and over: North West (GOR): All: Thousands: NSA () was up 1.0% year on year in July 2026, compared with 1.0% in June 2026.
The level stood at 6,318.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since November 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.2% (Sep 2018) to 1.4% (Jan 2020), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMPLOY.M.NSA.MEASURE-LEVEL.REGION-NORTH-WEST`
- 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-north-west-gor-all-thousands-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 6,318.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| June 2026 | 6,314.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| May 2026 | 6,308.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| April 2026 | 6,303.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| March 2026 | 6,298.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| February 2026 | 6,292.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| January 2026 | 6,287.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| December 2025 | 6,282.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| November 2025 | 6,277.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| October 2025 | 6,271.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| September 2025 | 6,266.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| August 2025 | 6,261.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| July 2025 | 6,255.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| June 2025 | 6,250.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| May 2025 | 6,244.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| April 2025 | 6,238.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| March 2025 | 6,233.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| February 2025 | 6,227.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| January 2025 | 6,221.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| December 2024 | 6,215.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| November 2024 | 6,209.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| October 2024 | 6,203.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| September 2024 | 6,197.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| August 2024 | 6,192.0 thousands | 1.3 |

## API

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

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