# United Kingdom Number of Women in Employment (aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted):000s ()

United Kingdom Number of Women in Employment (aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted):000s () was up 0.7% year on year in July 2026, compared with 0.7% in June 2026.
The level stood at 16,763 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.5% (Dec 2020) to 2.6% (May 2019), averaging 1.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.M.SA.ITEM-MGSB.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-F`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1971-02-01 to 2026-07-01 (666 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/number-of-women-in-employment-aged-16-and-over-seasonally-adjusted-000s

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 16,763 thousands | 0.7 |
| June 2026 | 16,733 thousands | 0.7 |
| May 2026 | 16,744 thousands | 0.8 |
| April 2026 | 16,724 thousands | 0.9 |
| March 2026 | 16,676 thousands | 0.9 |
| February 2026 | 16,724 thousands | 1.4 |
| January 2026 | 16,727 thousands | 1.6 |
| December 2025 | 16,733 thousands | 2.0 |
| November 2025 | 16,708 thousands | 2.0 |
| October 2025 | 16,749 thousands | 2.4 |
| September 2025 | 16,682 thousands | 1.7 |
| August 2025 | 16,658 thousands | 1.2 |
| July 2025 | 16,640 thousands | 1.4 |
| June 2025 | 16,610 thousands | 1.5 |
| May 2025 | 16,606 thousands | 1.9 |
| April 2025 | 16,572 thousands | 1.9 |
| March 2025 | 16,525 thousands | 1.9 |
| February 2025 | 16,496 thousands | 1.9 |
| January 2025 | 16,471 thousands | 1.9 |
| December 2024 | 16,406 thousands | 1.6 |
| November 2024 | 16,383 thousands | 1.2 |
| October 2024 | 16,356 thousands | 1.2 |
| September 2024 | 16,400 thousands | 1.5 |
| August 2024 | 16,457 thousands | 1.9 |

## API

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

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