# United Kingdom LFS: Unemployed over 12 months: : People: Aged 16 and over: Thousands: NSA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Unemployed over 12 months: : People: Aged 16 and over: Thousands: NSA () was 477.0 thousands in July 2026, up 2.4% from June 2026 and up 13.8% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 237.0 thousands (Oct 2023) to 480.0 thousands (Feb 2026), averaging 363.7 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.UNEMP.M.NSA.GRP-UNEMP-12-24.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-people-aged-16-and-over-thousands-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 477.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 466.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 454.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 448.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 443.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 480.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 459.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 471.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 462.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 446.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 431.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 447.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 419.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 393.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 380.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 379.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 385.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 357.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 344.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 311.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 319.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 316.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 337.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 336.0 thousands |

## API

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

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