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United Kingdom LFS: Econ inactive: Wants a Job: Look after family/home: : Male: %: SA ()

MonthlySeasonally adjustedCode UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.ITEM-BEHB.MEASURE-RATE.SEX-M

Latest7.9%July 2026
Previous7.7%June 2026
Year ago8.0%July 2025

United Kingdom LFS: Econ inactive: Wants a Job: Look after family/home: : Male: %: SA () was 7.9% in July 2026, up 0.2 percentage points from June 2026 and down 0.10 percentage points from a year earlier.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.1% (Apr 2023) to 12.8% (Oct 2016), averaging 8.8%.

United Kingdom LFS: Econ inactive: Wants a Job: Look after family/home: : Male: %: SA () (%), Apr 1993 – Jul 20266%8%10%12%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
United Kingdom LFS: Econ inactive: Wants a Job: Look after family/home: : Male: %: SA () (%), Apr 1993 – Jul 2026. Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

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Recent data

PeriodValue
July 20267.9%
June 20267.7%
May 20267.2%
April 20267.2%
March 20267.8%
February 20267.4%
January 20268.5%
December 20257.5%
November 20257.8%
October 20257.3%
September 20257.1%
August 20258.3%
July 20258.0%
June 20257.9%
May 20257.6%
April 20257.5%
March 20258.1%
February 20258.3%
January 20258.8%
December 20248.2%
November 20247.3%
October 20247.5%
September 20248.0%
August 20247.6%

Last 24 observations. The full history (400 observations) is available through the API.

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curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
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import requests
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                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
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About this series

Latest observationJuly 2026
First observationApril 1993
Observations400
FrequencyMonthly
Units%
AdjustmentSeasonally adjusted
10-year high12.8% (Oct 2016)
10-year low6.1% (Apr 2023)
10-year average8.8%
Source agencyUK Office for National Statistics
Makrognosis codeUK.INACTIVE.M.SA.ITEM-BEHB.MEASURE-RATE.SEX-M

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FAQ

What is the current lFS: Econ inactive: Wants a Job: Look after family/home: : Male: %: SA () in United Kingdom?
The latest reading is 7.9% for July 2026, published by UK Office for National Statistics.
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from UK Office for National Statistics and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.ITEM-BEHB.MEASURE-RATE.SEX-M.

Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: UK Office for National Statistics. Original title: “LFS: Econ inactive: Wants a Job: Look after family/home: UK: Male: %: SA (UK)”.