# United Kingdom LFS: Economically active: : Male: Thousands: SA: ()

United Kingdom LFS: Economically active: : Male: Thousands: SA: () was 18,769 thousands in July 2026, up 0.2% from June 2026 and up 1.3% 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 17,433 thousands (Apr 2021) to 18,769 thousands (Jul 2026), averaging 17,908 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.ACTRATE.M.SA.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-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 18,769 thousands |
| June 2026 | 18,737 thousands |
| May 2026 | 18,720 thousands |
| April 2026 | 18,746 thousands |
| March 2026 | 18,724 thousands |
| February 2026 | 18,654 thousands |
| January 2026 | 18,576 thousands |
| December 2025 | 18,600 thousands |
| November 2025 | 18,603 thousands |
| October 2025 | 18,580 thousands |
| September 2025 | 18,561 thousands |
| August 2025 | 18,535 thousands |
| July 2025 | 18,531 thousands |
| June 2025 | 18,524 thousands |
| May 2025 | 18,505 thousands |
| April 2025 | 18,454 thousands |
| March 2025 | 18,387 thousands |
| February 2025 | 18,369 thousands |
| January 2025 | 18,385 thousands |
| December 2024 | 18,345 thousands |
| November 2024 | 18,330 thousands |
| October 2024 | 18,281 thousands |
| September 2024 | 18,203 thousands |
| August 2024 | 18,127 thousands |

## API

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

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