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United Kingdom LFS: Econ inactive: Wants a Job: Students: : Male: %: SA ()

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

Latest27.1%July 2026
Previous27.9%June 2026
Year ago25.1%July 2025

United Kingdom LFS: Econ inactive: Wants a Job: Students: : Male: %: SA () was 27.1% in July 2026, down 0.8 percentage points from June 2026 and up 2.0 percentage points from a year earlier.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 20.6% (May 2023) to 30.4% (Apr 2019), averaging 26.3%.

United Kingdom LFS: Econ inactive: Wants a Job: Students: : Male: %: SA () (%), Apr 1993 – Jul 202615%20%25%30%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
United Kingdom LFS: Econ inactive: Wants a Job: Students: : Male: %: SA () (%), Apr 1993 – Jul 2026. Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

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Recent data

PeriodValue
July 202627.1%
June 202627.9%
May 202628.1%
April 202629.9%
March 202629.5%
February 202629.7%
January 202629.4%
December 202529.5%
November 202529.4%
October 202528.9%
September 202528.3%
August 202526.1%
July 202525.1%
June 202524.0%
May 202525.4%
April 202525.2%
March 202524.8%
February 202523.5%
January 202523.7%
December 202423.1%
November 202423.5%
October 202421.9%
September 202421.8%
August 202424.3%

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

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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 high30.4% (Apr 2019)
10-year low20.6% (May 2023)
10-year average26.3%
Source agencyUK Office for National Statistics
Makrognosis codeUK.INACTIVE.M.SA.ITEM-BEGY.MEASURE-RATE.SEX-M

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FAQ

What is the current lFS: Econ inactive: Wants a Job: Students: : Male: %: SA () in United Kingdom?
The latest reading is 27.1% 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-BEGY.MEASURE-RATE.SEX-M.

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