# United Kingdom LFS: Employment: : Men: Aged Aged 55-64: Thousands: NSA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Employment: : Men: Aged Aged 55-64: Thousands: NSA () was up 0.7% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 0.5% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 3,094.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since Q2 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.9% (Q4 2020) to 5.1% (Q4 2019), averaging 1.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.Q.NSA.AGE-55-64.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 2001-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (102 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-employment-men-aged-aged-55-64-thousands-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 3,094.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| Q1 2026 | 3,069.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| Q4 2025 | 3,053.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| Q3 2025 | 3,042.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| Q2 2025 | 3,071.0 thousands | 2.3 |
| Q1 2025 | 3,054.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 3,082.0 thousands | 3.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 3,048.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| Q2 2024 | 3,003.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,987.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,982.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| Q3 2023 | 2,964.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| Q2 2023 | 2,958.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,945.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,965.0 thousands | 3.6 |
| Q3 2022 | 2,949.0 thousands | 3.4 |
| Q2 2022 | 2,894.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| Q1 2022 | 2,860.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| Q4 2021 | 2,861.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| Q3 2021 | 2,852.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| Q2 2021 | 2,846.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| Q1 2021 | 2,839.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| Q4 2020 | 2,829.0 thousands | −1.9 |
| Q3 2020 | 2,847.0 thousands | 0.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.NSA.AGE-55-64.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.NSA.AGE-55-64.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```