# United Kingdom LFS: In employment: : Male: Aged 16-64: Thousands: NSA ()

United Kingdom LFS: In employment: : Male: Aged 16-64: Thousands: NSA () was up 1.3% year on year in July 2026, compared with 0.4% in June 2026.
The level stood at 16,796 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.7% (Jan 2021) to 2.5% (Apr 2025), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.M.NSA.AGE-16-64.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-in-employment-male-aged-16-64-thousands-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 16,796 thousands | 1.3 |
| June 2026 | 16,704 thousands | 0.4 |
| May 2026 | 16,693 thousands | 0.3 |
| April 2026 | 16,744 thousands | 0.7 |
| March 2026 | 16,720 thousands | 0.9 |
| February 2026 | 16,658 thousands | 0.5 |
| January 2026 | 16,633 thousands | 0.1 |
| December 2025 | 16,651 thousands | 0.09 |
| November 2025 | 16,627 thousands | 0.08 |
| October 2025 | 16,638 thousands | 0.5 |
| September 2025 | 16,582 thousands | 0.3 |
| August 2025 | 16,588 thousands | 0.8 |
| July 2025 | 16,586 thousands | 0.9 |
| June 2025 | 16,637 thousands | 2.0 |
| May 2025 | 16,644 thousands | 2.3 |
| April 2025 | 16,631 thousands | 2.5 |
| March 2025 | 16,565 thousands | 2.1 |
| February 2025 | 16,567 thousands | 1.8 |
| January 2025 | 16,616 thousands | 2.2 |
| December 2024 | 16,636 thousands | 1.9 |
| November 2024 | 16,614 thousands | 1.5 |
| October 2024 | 16,555 thousands | 1.2 |
| September 2024 | 16,540 thousands | 1.1 |
| August 2024 | 16,461 thousands | 0.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.M.NSA.AGE-16-64.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.M.NSA.AGE-16-64.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```