# United Kingdom LFS: Unemployed: : People: Aged 55-64: Thousands: NSA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Unemployed: : People: Aged 55-64: Thousands: NSA () was 182.0 thousands in Q2 2026, down 13.3% from Q1 2026 and up 0.6% from a year earlier.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 148.0 thousands (Q4 2023) to 279.0 thousands (Q4 2020), averaging 185.7 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.UNEMP.Q.NSA.AGE-55-64.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 2001-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (102 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-unemployed-people-aged-55-64-thousands-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 182.0 thousands |
| Q1 2026 | 210.0 thousands |
| Q4 2025 | 221.0 thousands |
| Q3 2025 | 210.0 thousands |
| Q2 2025 | 181.0 thousands |
| Q1 2025 | 174.0 thousands |
| Q4 2024 | 149.0 thousands |
| Q3 2024 | 159.0 thousands |
| Q2 2024 | 153.0 thousands |
| Q1 2024 | 162.0 thousands |
| Q4 2023 | 148.0 thousands |
| Q3 2023 | 164.0 thousands |
| Q2 2023 | 190.0 thousands |
| Q1 2023 | 211.0 thousands |
| Q4 2022 | 160.0 thousands |
| Q3 2022 | 183.0 thousands |
| Q2 2022 | 173.0 thousands |
| Q1 2022 | 185.0 thousands |
| Q4 2021 | 200.0 thousands |
| Q3 2021 | 217.0 thousands |
| Q2 2021 | 230.0 thousands |
| Q1 2021 | 257.0 thousands |
| Q4 2020 | 279.0 thousands |
| Q3 2020 | 223.0 thousands |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.UNEMP.Q.NSA.AGE-55-64.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.UNEMP.Q.NSA.AGE-55-64.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```