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

United Kingdom LFS: Econ inactive: Wants a Job: Students: : Male: 000s: SA () was 251.0 thousands in July 2026, down 4.6% from June 2026 and up 6.8% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 161.0 thousands (May 2023) to 288.0 thousands (Feb 2026), averaging 220.0 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.ITEM-BEAT.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-students-male-000s-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 251.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 263.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 268.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 283.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 287.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 288.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 284.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 278.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 277.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 269.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 267.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 246.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 235.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 221.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 228.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 225.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 222.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 208.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 212.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 196.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 201.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 185.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 184.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 211.0 thousands |

## API

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

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