# United Kingdom LFS: Economic inactivity rate: Aged 16-24: : Male: %: NSA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Economic inactivity rate: Aged 16-24: : Male: %: NSA () was 36.2% in July 2026, down 1.6 percentage points from June 2026 and down 1.5 percentage points from a year earlier.
That is the lowest reading since September 2019.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 33.8% (Jul 2016) to 44.8% (Mar 2021), averaging 38.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.NSA.AGE-16-24.MEASURE-RATE.SEX-M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 1984-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (420 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-economic-inactivity-rate-aged-16-24-male-pct-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 36.2% |
| June 2026 | 37.8% |
| May 2026 | 38.9% |
| April 2026 | 38.9% |
| March 2026 | 39.2% |
| February 2026 | 39.7% |
| January 2026 | 39.8% |
| December 2025 | 38.2% |
| November 2025 | 37.2% |
| October 2025 | 36.6% |
| September 2025 | 36.8% |
| August 2025 | 36.8% |
| July 2025 | 37.7% |
| June 2025 | 38.8% |
| May 2025 | 39.9% |
| April 2025 | 40.3% |
| March 2025 | 40.7% |
| February 2025 | 40.1% |
| January 2025 | 39.3% |
| December 2024 | 39.5% |
| November 2024 | 39.1% |
| October 2024 | 38.9% |
| September 2024 | 38.9% |
| August 2024 | 39.5% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.NSA.AGE-16-24.MEASURE-RATE.SEX-M"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.NSA.AGE-16-24.MEASURE-RATE.SEX-M",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```