# United Kingdom LFS: Economic Inactivity: : Men: Aged 15 and over: Thousands: NSA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Economic Inactivity: : Men: Aged 15 and over: Thousands: NSA () was 8,913.0 thousands in Q2 2026, up 0.2% from Q1 2026 and up 0.7% from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since Q2 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 7,761.0 thousands (Q3 2016) to 9,076.0 thousands (Q2 2024), averaging 8,425.1 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.Q.NSA.ITEM-J5N5.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 2001-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (102 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-economic-inactivity-men-aged-15-and-over-thousands-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 8,913.0 thousands |
| Q1 2026 | 8,898.0 thousands |
| Q4 2025 | 8,829.0 thousands |
| Q3 2025 | 8,795.0 thousands |
| Q2 2025 | 8,848.0 thousands |
| Q1 2025 | 8,893.0 thousands |
| Q4 2024 | 8,808.0 thousands |
| Q3 2024 | 8,895.0 thousands |
| Q2 2024 | 9,076.0 thousands |
| Q1 2024 | 8,955.0 thousands |
| Q4 2023 | 8,866.0 thousands |
| Q3 2023 | 8,667.0 thousands |
| Q2 2023 | 8,627.0 thousands |
| Q1 2023 | 8,555.0 thousands |
| Q4 2022 | 8,676.0 thousands |
| Q3 2022 | 8,686.0 thousands |
| Q2 2022 | 8,672.0 thousands |
| Q1 2022 | 8,712.0 thousands |
| Q4 2021 | 8,556.0 thousands |
| Q3 2021 | 8,394.0 thousands |
| Q2 2021 | 8,636.0 thousands |
| Q1 2021 | 8,611.0 thousands |
| Q4 2020 | 8,417.0 thousands |
| Q3 2020 | 8,290.0 thousands |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.Q.NSA.ITEM-J5N5.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.Q.NSA.ITEM-J5N5.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```