# United Kingdom LFS: Unemployed over 6 and up to 12 months: : All: Aged 50+: 000's: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Unemployed over 6 and up to 12 months: : All: Aged 50+: 000's: SA () was 36.00 thousands in July 2026, down 5.3% from June 2026 and down 16.3% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 17.00 thousands (Aug 2022) to 61.00 thousands (Feb 2021), averaging 30.68 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.UNEMP.M.SA.GRP-UNEMP-6-12.ITEM-YBZA.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-50-000-s-sa-uk-unemp-m-sa-grp-unemp-6-12-item-ybza-measure-level

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 36.00 thousands |
| June 2026 | 38.00 thousands |
| May 2026 | 40.00 thousands |
| April 2026 | 29.00 thousands |
| March 2026 | 26.00 thousands |
| February 2026 | 26.00 thousands |
| January 2026 | 24.00 thousands |
| December 2025 | 33.00 thousands |
| November 2025 | 45.00 thousands |
| October 2025 | 48.00 thousands |
| September 2025 | 56.00 thousands |
| August 2025 | 45.00 thousands |
| July 2025 | 43.00 thousands |
| June 2025 | 36.00 thousands |
| May 2025 | 35.00 thousands |
| April 2025 | 35.00 thousands |
| March 2025 | 34.00 thousands |
| February 2025 | 38.00 thousands |
| January 2025 | 34.00 thousands |
| December 2024 | 33.00 thousands |
| November 2024 | 30.00 thousands |
| October 2024 | 30.00 thousands |
| September 2024 | 34.00 thousands |
| August 2024 | 36.00 thousands |

## API

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

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