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

United Kingdom LFS: Unemployed up to 6 months: : People: Aged 16 and over: Thousands: NSA () was 975.0 thousands in July 2026, up 1.4% from June 2026 and down 7.1% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 695.0 thousands (Apr 2019) to 1,176.0 thousands (Sep 2020), averaging 892.9 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.UNEMP.M.NSA.GRP-UNEMP-6.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-up-to-6-months-people-aged-16-and-over-thousands-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 975.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 962.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 927.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 920.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 925.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 973.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 966.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 1,034.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 1,057.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 1,095.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 1,131.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 1,099.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 1,050.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 980.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 941.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 932.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 954.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 966.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 976.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 946.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 964.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 1,000.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 978.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 978.0 thousands |

## API

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

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