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

United Kingdom LFS: Economically active: West Midlands: Male: Thousands: SA () was 1,652.0 thousands in July 2026, up 0.2% from June 2026 and up 2.2% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1,518.0 thousands (Mar 2017) to 1,655.0 thousands (Apr 2026), averaging 1,575.9 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.ACTRATE.M.SA.MEASURE-LEVEL.REGION-WEST-MIDLANDS.SEX-M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (412 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-economically-active-west-midlands-male-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 1,652.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 1,648.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 1,649.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 1,655.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 1,646.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 1,634.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 1,617.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 1,625.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 1,620.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 1,630.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 1,628.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 1,624.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 1,616.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 1,628.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 1,627.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 1,601.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 1,571.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 1,571.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 1,603.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 1,613.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 1,617.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 1,600.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 1,596.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 1,605.0 thousands |

## API

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

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