# United Kingdom LFS: Economic inactivity rate: : Male: All aged 16 and over: %: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Economic inactivity rate: : Male: All aged 16 and over: %: SA () was 32.1% in July 2026, unchanged from June 2026 and down 0.2 percentage points from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 30.4% (Jul 2016) to 33.4% (Apr 2024), averaging 32.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.ITEM-YBTD.MEASURE-RATE.SEX-M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 1971-02-01 to 2026-07-01 (666 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-economic-inactivity-rate-male-all-aged-16-and-over-pct-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 32.1% |
| June 2026 | 32.1% |
| May 2026 | 32.2% |
| April 2026 | 32.0% |
| March 2026 | 32.0% |
| February 2026 | 32.2% |
| January 2026 | 32.4% |
| December 2025 | 32.3% |
| November 2025 | 32.2% |
| October 2025 | 32.3% |
| September 2025 | 32.3% |
| August 2025 | 32.3% |
| July 2025 | 32.3% |
| June 2025 | 32.2% |
| May 2025 | 32.2% |
| April 2025 | 32.4% |
| March 2025 | 32.5% |
| February 2025 | 32.5% |
| January 2025 | 32.4% |
| December 2024 | 32.5% |
| November 2024 | 32.5% |
| October 2024 | 32.6% |
| September 2024 | 32.8% |
| August 2024 | 33.1% |

## API

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

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