# United Kingdom LFS: Economically inactive: Aged 16-64: GB: Male: Thousands: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Economically inactive: Aged 16-64: GB: Male: Thousands: SA () was 3,596.0 thousands in July 2026, down 0.7% from June 2026 and down 2.0% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3,141.0 thousands (Jan 2020) to 3,878.0 thousands (May 2024), averaging 3,479.9 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.AGE-16-64.ITEM-HKKE.MEASURE-LEVEL.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-inactive-aged-16-64-gb-male-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 3,596.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 3,621.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 3,613.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 3,572.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 3,584.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 3,628.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 3,661.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 3,607.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 3,631.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 3,636.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 3,663.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 3,654.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 3,669.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 3,646.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 3,621.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 3,663.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 3,693.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 3,682.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 3,625.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 3,650.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 3,675.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 3,700.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 3,731.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 3,785.0 thousands |

## API

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

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