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

United Kingdom LFS: Econ inactive: Does not want a Job: Retired: : Male: %: SA () was 16.9% in July 2026, up 0.4 percentage points from June 2026 and up 1.2 percentage points from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 14.9% (Jun 2024) to 19.2% (Aug 2019), averaging 17.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.ITEM-BEJO.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-retired-male-pct-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 16.9% |
| June 2026 | 16.5% |
| May 2026 | 17.0% |
| April 2026 | 16.9% |
| March 2026 | 16.9% |
| February 2026 | 16.6% |
| January 2026 | 16.4% |
| December 2025 | 16.2% |
| November 2025 | 16.2% |
| October 2025 | 16.4% |
| September 2025 | 16.5% |
| August 2025 | 16.2% |
| July 2025 | 15.7% |
| June 2025 | 16.0% |
| May 2025 | 15.9% |
| April 2025 | 15.9% |
| March 2025 | 15.4% |
| February 2025 | 15.7% |
| January 2025 | 15.9% |
| December 2024 | 15.8% |
| November 2024 | 15.7% |
| October 2024 | 15.9% |
| September 2024 | 15.9% |
| August 2024 | 15.6% |

## API

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

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