# United Kingdom LFS: Economically inactive: : Male: Aged 16 and over: Thousands: NSA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Economically inactive: : Male: Aged 16 and over: Thousands: NSA () was 8,834.0 thousands in July 2026, down 0.7% from June 2026 and up 0.5% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 7,712.0 thousands (Jul 2016) to 9,076.0 thousands (May 2024), averaging 8,443.3 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.NSA.ITEM-MGTW.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1984-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (420 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-economically-inactive-male-aged-16-and-over-thousands-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 8,834.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 8,894.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 8,913.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 8,849.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 8,856.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 8,898.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 8,957.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 8,902.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 8,829.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 8,806.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 8,780.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 8,795.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 8,792.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 8,826.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 8,848.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 8,858.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 8,909.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 8,893.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 8,859.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 8,863.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 8,808.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 8,807.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 8,834.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 8,895.0 thousands |

## API

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

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