# United Kingdom LFS: Economic inactivity rate: : Male: Aged 50-64: %: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Economic inactivity rate: : Male: Aged 50-64: %: SA () was 22.0% in July 2026, unchanged from June 2026 and unchanged from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 20.5% (Jan 2020) to 23.5% (May 2022), averaging 21.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.AGE-50-64.MEASURE-RATE.SEX-M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (412 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-economic-inactivity-rate-male-aged-50-64-pct-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 22.0% |
| June 2026 | 22.0% |
| May 2026 | 22.2% |
| April 2026 | 21.9% |
| March 2026 | 21.8% |
| February 2026 | 22.0% |
| January 2026 | 22.5% |
| December 2025 | 22.1% |
| November 2025 | 21.9% |
| October 2025 | 21.9% |
| September 2025 | 22.1% |
| August 2025 | 22.2% |
| July 2025 | 22.0% |
| June 2025 | 22.1% |
| May 2025 | 22.0% |
| April 2025 | 22.2% |
| March 2025 | 22.1% |
| February 2025 | 22.2% |
| January 2025 | 21.8% |
| December 2024 | 22.2% |
| November 2024 | 21.9% |
| October 2024 | 22.1% |
| September 2024 | 22.4% |
| August 2024 | 22.7% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.AGE-50-64.MEASURE-RATE.SEX-M"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.AGE-50-64.MEASURE-RATE.SEX-M",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```