# United Kingdom LFS: Economically Active: : Male: 16-64: Thousands: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Economically Active: : Male: 16-64: Thousands: SA () was 17,732 thousands in July 2026, up 0.2% from June 2026 and up 1.2% from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since the series began in February 1971.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 16,655 thousands (Mar 2021) to 17,732 thousands (Jul 2026), averaging 17,080 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.ACTRATE.M.SA.AGE-16-64.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1971-02-01 to 2026-07-01 (666 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-economically-active-male-16-64-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 17,732 thousands |
| June 2026 | 17,699 thousands |
| May 2026 | 17,691 thousands |
| April 2026 | 17,721 thousands |
| March 2026 | 17,698 thousands |
| February 2026 | 17,642 thousands |
| January 2026 | 17,590 thousands |
| December 2025 | 17,634 thousands |
| November 2025 | 17,599 thousands |
| October 2025 | 17,580 thousands |
| September 2025 | 17,533 thousands |
| August 2025 | 17,536 thousands |
| July 2025 | 17,514 thousands |
| June 2025 | 17,530 thousands |
| May 2025 | 17,538 thousands |
| April 2025 | 17,481 thousands |
| March 2025 | 17,431 thousands |
| February 2025 | 17,424 thousands |
| January 2025 | 17,460 thousands |
| December 2024 | 17,424 thousands |
| November 2024 | 17,383 thousands |
| October 2024 | 17,343 thousands |
| September 2024 | 17,294 thousands |
| August 2024 | 17,218 thousands |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.ACTRATE.M.SA.AGE-16-64.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.ACTRATE.M.SA.AGE-16-64.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```