# United Kingdom LFS: Econ inactive: Does not want a Job: Long Term Sick: : Male: %: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Econ inactive: Does not want a Job: Long Term Sick: : Male: %: SA () was 31.1% in July 2026, down 0.4 percentage points from June 2026 and down 2.9 percentage points from a year earlier.
That is the lowest reading since April 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 25.4% (Aug 2016) to 34.0% (Jul 2025), averaging 29.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.ITEM-BEJL.MEASURE-RATE.SEX-M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 1993-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (400 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-econ-inactive-does-not-want-a-job-long-term-sick-male-pct-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 31.1% |
| June 2026 | 31.5% |
| May 2026 | 31.8% |
| April 2026 | 31.6% |
| March 2026 | 31.8% |
| February 2026 | 32.1% |
| January 2026 | 32.8% |
| December 2025 | 33.4% |
| November 2025 | 33.6% |
| October 2025 | 33.8% |
| September 2025 | 33.7% |
| August 2025 | 34.0% |
| July 2025 | 34.0% |
| June 2025 | 32.4% |
| May 2025 | 31.5% |
| April 2025 | 30.9% |
| March 2025 | 31.4% |
| February 2025 | 31.6% |
| January 2025 | 31.9% |
| December 2024 | 32.2% |
| November 2024 | 32.1% |
| October 2024 | 32.3% |
| September 2024 | 31.2% |
| August 2024 | 31.9% |

## API

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

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