# United Kingdom LFS: Unemployed over 6 and up to 12 months: : All: Aged 16+: Thousands: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Unemployed over 6 and up to 12 months: : All: Aged 16+: Thousands: SA () was 293.0 thousands in July 2026, down 14.3% from June 2026 and down 3.9% from a year earlier.
That is the lowest reading since March 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 133.0 thousands (Apr 2022) to 382.0 thousands (Jan 2021), averaging 238.9 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.UNEMP.M.SA.GRP-UNEMP-6-12.ITEM-YBWG.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-6-and-up-to-12-months-all-aged-16-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 293.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 342.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 344.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 328.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 344.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 334.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 351.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 347.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 356.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 331.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 339.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 298.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 305.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 313.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 320.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 303.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 264.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 275.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 263.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 278.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 270.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 281.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 257.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 246.0 thousands |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.UNEMP.M.SA.GRP-UNEMP-6-12.ITEM-YBWG.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.UNEMP.M.SA.GRP-UNEMP-6-12.ITEM-YBWG.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```