# United Kingdom LFS: Unemployed over 12 months: : All: Aged 16-17: Thousands: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Unemployed over 12 months: : All: Aged 16-17: Thousands: SA () was 20.00 thousands in July 2026, up 11.1% from June 2026 and up 5.3% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.00 thousands (Oct 2021) to 26.00 thousands (Sep 2025), averaging 9.18 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.UNEMP.M.SA.AGE-16-17.GRP-UNEMP-12-24.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (403 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-unemployed-over-12-months-all-aged-16-17-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 20.00 thousands |
| June 2026 | 18.00 thousands |
| May 2026 | 17.00 thousands |
| April 2026 | 18.00 thousands |
| March 2026 | 19.00 thousands |
| February 2026 | 16.00 thousands |
| January 2026 | 14.00 thousands |
| December 2025 | 15.00 thousands |
| November 2025 | 22.00 thousands |
| October 2025 | 25.00 thousands |
| September 2025 | 26.00 thousands |
| August 2025 | 19.00 thousands |
| July 2025 | 19.00 thousands |
| June 2025 | 13.00 thousands |
| May 2025 | 13.00 thousands |
| April 2025 | 7.00 thousands |
| March 2025 | 8.00 thousands |
| February 2025 | 6.00 thousands |
| January 2025 | 7.00 thousands |
| December 2024 | 6.00 thousands |
| November 2024 | 13.00 thousands |
| October 2024 | 12.00 thousands |
| September 2024 | 10.00 thousands |
| August 2024 | 10.00 thousands |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.UNEMP.M.SA.AGE-16-17.GRP-UNEMP-12-24.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.UNEMP.M.SA.AGE-16-17.GRP-UNEMP-12-24.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```