# United Kingdom LFS: Econ inactive: Does not want a Job: Other: : Male: 000s: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Econ inactive: Does not want a Job: Other: : Male: 000s: SA () was 295.0 thousands in July 2026, down 8.1% from June 2026 and down 5.4% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 250.0 thousands (Oct 2017) to 363.0 thousands (Nov 2022), averaging 296.7 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.ITEM-BEJK.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-inactive-does-not-want-a-job-other-male-000s-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 295.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 321.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 309.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 305.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 287.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 289.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 296.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 283.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 278.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 272.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 301.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 305.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 312.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 315.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 339.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 352.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 349.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 332.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 334.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 324.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 333.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 332.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 347.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 348.0 thousands |

## API

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

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