Statistical Agencies
UK labour market (LFS) headlines
UK Labour Force Survey headlines from Office for National Statistics. Returns unemployment rate 16+ SA (MGSX), employment rate 16-64 SA (LF24), economic inactivity rate 16-64 UK SA (LF2S), employment level 16+ SA (MGRZ), claimant count rate SA (BCJE), and vacancies total (AP2Y). Published on the third Tuesday of each month. Note: the reference date is a single month but the label describes a rolling three-month window (e.g. 'NOV-JAN').
get/api/v1/ons/labour-market
Query parameters
limitinteger
Number of most-recent monthly observations per series.
Number of most-recent monthly observations per series.
Response
Monthly LFS headlines: employment, unemployment, inactivity, claimants, and vacancies.
Example response
{
"meta": {
"endpoint": "/api/v1/fred/us/cpi",
"data_time": "2026-04-16T14:30:00Z",
"response_time": "2026-04-16T14:30:12Z",
"provider": "Sugra API v1.0.1",
"source": "sugra_crypto",
"attribution": "Short interest and Reg SHO daily short volume data is owned by and sourced from FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority).",
"fallback_chain": [
"sugra_crypto",
"sugra_finance"
]
}
}