# United Kingdom LFS: Econ inactive: Wants a Job: Long Term Sick: : Male: %: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Econ inactive: Wants a Job: Long Term Sick: : Male: %: SA () was 43.2% in July 2026, up 1.2 percentage points from June 2026 and up 3.5 percentage points from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since April 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 28.7% (Jul 2020) to 43.3% (Apr 2025), averaging 36.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.ITEM-BEHH.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-wants-a-job-long-term-sick-male-pct-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 43.2% |
| June 2026 | 42.0% |
| May 2026 | 41.6% |
| April 2026 | 38.8% |
| March 2026 | 38.6% |
| February 2026 | 38.2% |
| January 2026 | 38.0% |
| December 2025 | 38.2% |
| November 2025 | 38.3% |
| October 2025 | 40.1% |
| September 2025 | 40.6% |
| August 2025 | 40.4% |
| July 2025 | 39.7% |
| June 2025 | 42.6% |
| May 2025 | 41.7% |
| April 2025 | 43.3% |
| March 2025 | 41.7% |
| February 2025 | 40.8% |
| January 2025 | 40.5% |
| December 2024 | 40.6% |
| November 2024 | 42.0% |
| October 2024 | 41.9% |
| September 2024 | 41.6% |
| August 2024 | 39.0% |

## API

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

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