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

United Kingdom LFS: Economically inactive: : Male: Aged 16 and over: Thousands: SA () was 8,866.0 thousands in July 2026, down 0.1% from June 2026 and up 0.4% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 7,755.0 thousands (Jul 2016) to 9,030.0 thousands (May 2024), averaging 8,433.0 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.ITEM-MGSJ.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-inactive-male-aged-16-and-over-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 8,866.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 8,877.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 8,870.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 8,822.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 8,821.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 8,867.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 8,922.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 8,875.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 8,848.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 8,849.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 8,844.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 8,847.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 8,828.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 8,811.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 8,805.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 8,830.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 8,872.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 8,864.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 8,823.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 8,837.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 8,825.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 8,849.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 8,901.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 8,951.0 thousands |

## API

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

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