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

United Kingdom LFS: Econ inactive: Wants a Job: Temp Sick: : Male: 000s: SA () was 30.00 thousands in July 2026, down 18.9% from June 2026 and down 40.0% from a year earlier.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in April 1993.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 30.00 thousands (Jul 2026) to 72.00 thousands (Mar 2023), averaging 50.52 thousands.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 30.00 thousands |
| June 2026 | 37.00 thousands |
| May 2026 | 41.00 thousands |
| April 2026 | 41.00 thousands |
| March 2026 | 49.00 thousands |
| February 2026 | 51.00 thousands |
| January 2026 | 55.00 thousands |
| December 2025 | 54.00 thousands |
| November 2025 | 53.00 thousands |
| October 2025 | 47.00 thousands |
| September 2025 | 48.00 thousands |
| August 2025 | 48.00 thousands |
| July 2025 | 50.00 thousands |
| June 2025 | 45.00 thousands |
| May 2025 | 49.00 thousands |
| April 2025 | 44.00 thousands |
| March 2025 | 42.00 thousands |
| February 2025 | 47.00 thousands |
| January 2025 | 56.00 thousands |
| December 2024 | 71.00 thousands |
| November 2024 | 69.00 thousands |
| October 2024 | 72.00 thousands |
| September 2024 | 61.00 thousands |
| August 2024 | 66.00 thousands |

## API

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

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