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United Kingdom LFS: Econ inact: Wants job, not seeking: Discouraged workers: : Male: 000s: SA ()

MonthlySeasonally adjustedCode UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.ITEM-YCFP.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M

Latest14.00 thousandsJuly 2026
Previous15.00 thousandsJune 2026
Year ago23.00 thousandsJuly 2025

United Kingdom LFS: Econ inact: Wants job, not seeking: Discouraged workers: : Male: 000s: SA () was 14.00 thousands in July 2026, down 6.7% from June 2026 and down 39.1% from a year earlier.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.00 thousands (Jan 2022) to 57.00 thousands (Jan 2021), averaging 20.40 thousands.

United Kingdom LFS: Econ inact: Wants job, not seeking: Discouraged workers: : Male: 000s: SA () (thousands), Apr 1993 – Jul 20260204060801995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
United Kingdom LFS: Econ inact: Wants job, not seeking: Discouraged workers: : Male: 000s: SA () (thousands), Apr 1993 – Jul 2026. Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

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Recent data

PeriodValue
July 202614.00 thousands
June 202615.00 thousands
May 202613.00 thousands
April 202615.00 thousands
March 202615.00 thousands
February 202616.00 thousands
January 202617.00 thousands
December 202519.00 thousands
November 202522.00 thousands
October 202522.00 thousands
September 202522.00 thousands
August 202527.00 thousands
July 202523.00 thousands
June 202515.00 thousands
May 202512.00 thousands
April 202517.00 thousands
March 202520.00 thousands
February 202516.00 thousands
January 202517.00 thousands
December 202414.00 thousands
November 202414.00 thousands
October 202412.00 thousands
September 202413.00 thousands
August 202418.00 thousands

Last 24 observations. The full history (400 observations) is available through the API.

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curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
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                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
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About this series

Latest observationJuly 2026
First observationApril 1993
Observations400
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentSeasonally adjusted
10-year high57.00 thousands (Jan 2021)
10-year low6.00 thousands (Jan 2022)
10-year average20.40 thousands
Source agencyUK Office for National Statistics
Makrognosis codeUK.INACTIVE.M.SA.ITEM-YCFP.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M

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FAQ

What is the current lFS: Econ inact: Wants job, not seeking: Discouraged workers: : Male: 000s: SA () in United Kingdom?
The latest reading is 14.00 thousands for July 2026, published by UK Office for National Statistics.
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from UK Office for National Statistics and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.ITEM-YCFP.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M.

Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: UK Office for National Statistics. Original title: “LFS: Econ inact: Wants job, not seeking: Discouraged workers: UK: Male: 000s: SA (UK)”.