# United Kingdom West Midlands - 16-64 inactive levels SA: People ()

United Kingdom West Midlands - 16-64 inactive levels SA: People () was 878.0 thousands in July 2026, down 0.7% from June 2026 and up 5.9% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 738.0 thousands (Dec 2021) to 900.0 thousands (Feb 2025), averaging 819.0 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.AGE-16-64.MEASURE-LEVEL.REGION-WEST-MIDLANDS`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (412 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/west-midlands-16-64-inactive-levels-sa-people

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 878.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 884.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 870.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 865.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 860.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 845.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 850.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 837.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 842.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 826.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 825.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 817.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 829.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 828.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 824.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 847.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 895.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 900.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 862.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 851.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 841.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 867.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 866.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 858.0 thousands |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.AGE-16-64.MEASURE-LEVEL.REGION-WEST-MIDLANDS"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.AGE-16-64.MEASURE-LEVEL.REGION-WEST-MIDLANDS",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```