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

United Kingdom LFS: Unemployed up to 6 months: : Female: Aged 16 and over: Thousands: SA () was 444.0 thousands in July 2026, down 2.8% from June 2026 and down 9.9% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 356.0 thousands (Jan 2022) to 523.0 thousands (Sep 2020), averaging 433.2 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.UNEMP.M.SA.GRP-UNEMP-6.ITEM-MGYL.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-F`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (412 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-unemployed-up-to-6-months-female-aged-16-and-over-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 444.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 457.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 443.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 441.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 438.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 453.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 451.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 499.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 490.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 497.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 501.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 502.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 493.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 510.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 506.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 498.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 485.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 480.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 490.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 494.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 473.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 469.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 435.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 447.0 thousands |

## API

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

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