# United Kingdom LFS: Econ inactive: Wants a Job: Other: : Male: 000s: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Econ inactive: Wants a Job: Other: : Male: 000s: SA () was 162.0 thousands in July 2026, unchanged from June 2026 and down 14.7% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 120.0 thousands (Mar 2019) to 268.0 thousands (May 2020), averaging 169.8 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.ITEM-BEHG.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-wants-a-job-other-male-000s-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 162.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 162.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 169.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 174.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 173.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 177.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 167.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 169.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 168.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 160.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 163.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 175.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 190.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 179.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 167.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 159.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 171.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 183.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 171.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 156.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 152.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 164.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 173.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 179.0 thousands |

## API

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

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