# United Kingdom LFS: Unemployed over 24 months: : All: Aged 50 and over: Thousands: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Unemployed over 24 months: : All: Aged 50 and over: Thousands: SA () was 58.00 thousands in July 2026, down 6.5% from June 2026 and down 1.7% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 44.00 thousands (Oct 2024) to 102.0 thousands (Jun 2021), averaging 69.96 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.UNEMP.M.SA.GRP-UNEMP-24P.ITEM-YBZI.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-24-months-all-aged-50-and-over-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 58.00 thousands |
| June 2026 | 62.00 thousands |
| May 2026 | 60.00 thousands |
| April 2026 | 63.00 thousands |
| March 2026 | 65.00 thousands |
| February 2026 | 76.00 thousands |
| January 2026 | 71.00 thousands |
| December 2025 | 71.00 thousands |
| November 2025 | 68.00 thousands |
| October 2025 | 70.00 thousands |
| September 2025 | 54.00 thousands |
| August 2025 | 62.00 thousands |
| July 2025 | 59.00 thousands |
| June 2025 | 58.00 thousands |
| May 2025 | 51.00 thousands |
| April 2025 | 51.00 thousands |
| March 2025 | 57.00 thousands |
| February 2025 | 56.00 thousands |
| January 2025 | 57.00 thousands |
| December 2024 | 49.00 thousands |
| November 2024 | 45.00 thousands |
| October 2024 | 44.00 thousands |
| September 2024 | 50.00 thousands |
| August 2024 | 60.00 thousands |

## API

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

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