# United Kingdom LFS: Economically inactive: : Male: Does not want job: Thousands: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Economically inactive: : Male: Does not want job: Thousands: SA () was 2,804.0 thousands in July 2026, down 0.3% from June 2026 and down 2.0% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2,441.0 thousands (Jul 2016) to 3,194.0 thousands (Jan 2024), averaging 2,777.6 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.ITEM-YBWA.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-male-does-not-want-job-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 2,804.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 2,812.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 2,795.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 2,759.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 2,742.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 2,789.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 2,831.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 2,801.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 2,821.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 2,842.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 2,864.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 2,845.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 2,862.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 2,851.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 2,849.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 2,894.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 2,930.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 2,929.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 2,868.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 2,932.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 2,952.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 2,984.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 3,022.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 3,057.0 thousands |

## API

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

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