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

United Kingdom LFS: Population aged 16 and over: West Midlands: All: Thousands: NSA () was up 1.0% year on year in July 2026, compared with 1.0% in June 2026.
The level stood at 5,027.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since May 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.2% (Jun 2018) to 1.3% (Jul 2023), averaging 0.9%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 5,027.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| June 2026 | 5,023.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| May 2026 | 5,019.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| April 2026 | 5,015.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| March 2026 | 5,010.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| February 2026 | 5,006.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| January 2026 | 5,002.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| December 2025 | 4,998.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| November 2025 | 4,993.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| October 2025 | 4,989.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| September 2025 | 4,985.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| August 2025 | 4,981.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| July 2025 | 4,976.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| June 2025 | 4,972.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| May 2025 | 4,967.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| April 2025 | 4,963.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| March 2025 | 4,958.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| February 2025 | 4,953.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| January 2025 | 4,949.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| December 2024 | 4,944.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| November 2024 | 4,939.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| October 2024 | 4,934.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| September 2024 | 4,930.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| August 2024 | 4,925.0 thousands | 1.3 |

## API

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

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