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

United Kingdom LFS: Unemployed over 12 months: : All: Aged 16 and over: Thousands: SA () was 474.0 thousands in July 2026, up 2.4% from June 2026 and up 13.9% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 242.0 thousands (Oct 2023) to 479.0 thousands (Feb 2026), averaging 363.5 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.UNEMP.M.SA.GRP-UNEMP-12-24.ITEM-YBWH.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-unemployed-over-12-months-all-aged-16-and-over-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 474.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 463.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 451.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 445.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 440.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 479.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 457.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 473.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 469.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 452.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 433.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 448.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 416.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 391.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 376.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 376.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 381.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 356.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 342.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 312.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 325.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 322.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 340.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 338.0 thousands |

## API

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

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