# United Kingdom Economic inactive: Wants job: Discouraged workers: 16-64: Men: Thousands: SA ()

United Kingdom Economic inactive: Wants job: Discouraged workers: 16-64: Men: Thousands: SA () was 11.00 thousands in July 2026, unchanged from June 2026 and down 21.4% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.00 thousands (Jan 2022) to 44.00 thousands (Jan 2021), averaging 13.31 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.AGE-16-64.ITEM-LF8C.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1993-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (400 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/economic-inactive-wants-job-discouraged-workers-16-64-men-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 11.00 thousands |
| June 2026 | 11.00 thousands |
| May 2026 | 9.00 thousands |
| April 2026 | 13.00 thousands |
| March 2026 | 13.00 thousands |
| February 2026 | 12.00 thousands |
| January 2026 | 10.00 thousands |
| December 2025 | 10.00 thousands |
| November 2025 | 10.00 thousands |
| October 2025 | 14.00 thousands |
| September 2025 | 14.00 thousands |
| August 2025 | 17.00 thousands |
| July 2025 | 14.00 thousands |
| June 2025 | 11.00 thousands |
| May 2025 | 11.00 thousands |
| April 2025 | 12.00 thousands |
| March 2025 | 14.00 thousands |
| February 2025 | 12.00 thousands |
| January 2025 | 14.00 thousands |
| December 2024 | 12.00 thousands |
| November 2024 | 11.00 thousands |
| October 2024 | 8.00 thousands |
| September 2024 | 6.00 thousands |
| August 2024 | 8.00 thousands |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.AGE-16-64.ITEM-LF8C.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.AGE-16-64.ITEM-LF8C.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```