# United Kingdom LFS: ILO unemployment rate: West Midlands: Male: %: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: ILO unemployment rate: West Midlands: Male: %: SA () was 6.6% in July 2026, up 0.3 percentage points from June 2026 and up 0.5 percentage points from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.7% (Jul 2019) to 6.7% (Nov 2025), averaging 5.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.UNEMP.M.SA.MEASURE-RATE.REGION-WEST-MIDLANDS.SEX-M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (412 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-ilo-unemployment-rate-west-midlands-male-pct-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 6.6% |
| June 2026 | 6.3% |
| May 2026 | 6.4% |
| April 2026 | 5.9% |
| March 2026 | 6.1% |
| February 2026 | 6.1% |
| January 2026 | 6.1% |
| December 2025 | 6.5% |
| November 2025 | 6.7% |
| October 2025 | 6.3% |
| September 2025 | 6.2% |
| August 2025 | 6.2% |
| July 2025 | 6.1% |
| June 2025 | 6.0% |
| May 2025 | 5.7% |
| April 2025 | 5.7% |
| March 2025 | 5.2% |
| February 2025 | 4.8% |
| January 2025 | 5.0% |
| December 2024 | 4.8% |
| November 2024 | 5.0% |
| October 2024 | 5.3% |
| September 2024 | 5.1% |
| August 2024 | 5.4% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.UNEMP.M.SA.MEASURE-RATE.REGION-WEST-MIDLANDS.SEX-M"

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