# United Kingdom LFS:Econ inact: Wants job,not seeking: Looking after family/home::Male:000s:SA ()

United Kingdom LFS:Econ inact: Wants job,not seeking: Looking after family/home::Male:000s:SA () was 73.00 thousands in July 2026, unchanged from June 2026 and down 2.7% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 46.00 thousands (Jun 2023) to 113.0 thousands (Oct 2016), averaging 73.92 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.ITEM-YCFV.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/lfs-econ-inact-wants-job-not-seeking-looking-after-family-home-male

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 73.00 thousands |
| June 2026 | 73.00 thousands |
| May 2026 | 69.00 thousands |
| April 2026 | 69.00 thousands |
| March 2026 | 76.00 thousands |
| February 2026 | 72.00 thousands |
| January 2026 | 83.00 thousands |
| December 2025 | 71.00 thousands |
| November 2025 | 74.00 thousands |
| October 2025 | 68.00 thousands |
| September 2025 | 67.00 thousands |
| August 2025 | 78.00 thousands |
| July 2025 | 75.00 thousands |
| June 2025 | 72.00 thousands |
| May 2025 | 68.00 thousands |
| April 2025 | 67.00 thousands |
| March 2025 | 73.00 thousands |
| February 2025 | 73.00 thousands |
| January 2025 | 78.00 thousands |
| December 2024 | 70.00 thousands |
| November 2024 | 63.00 thousands |
| October 2024 | 64.00 thousands |
| September 2024 | 68.00 thousands |
| August 2024 | 66.00 thousands |

## API

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

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