# United Kingdom LFS: In Employment: : Male: Aged 16-64: Thousands: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: In Employment: : Male: Aged 16-64: Thousands: SA () was up 1.3% year on year in July 2026, compared with 0.4% in June 2026.
The level stood at 16,804 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.SA.AGE-16-64.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-in-employment-male-aged-16-64-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 16,804 thousands | 1.3 |
| June 2026 | 16,735 thousands | 0.4 |
| May 2026 | 16,723 thousands | 0.3 |
| April 2026 | 16,747 thousands | 0.7 |
| March 2026 | 16,737 thousands | 0.9 |
| February 2026 | 16,679 thousands | 0.6 |
| January 2026 | 16,650 thousands | 0.08 |
| December 2025 | 16,648 thousands | 0.09 |
| November 2025 | 16,586 thousands | 0.07 |
| October 2025 | 16,603 thousands | 0.5 |
| September 2025 | 16,552 thousands | 0.3 |
| August 2025 | 16,574 thousands | 0.8 |
| July 2025 | 16,593 thousands | 0.9 |
| June 2025 | 16,663 thousands | 2.0 |
| May 2025 | 16,674 thousands | 2.3 |
| April 2025 | 16,632 thousands | 2.5 |
| March 2025 | 16,585 thousands | 2.0 |
| February 2025 | 16,587 thousands | 1.8 |
| January 2025 | 16,636 thousands | 2.2 |
| December 2024 | 16,633 thousands | 1.9 |
| November 2024 | 16,575 thousands | 1.5 |
| October 2024 | 16,521 thousands | 1.2 |
| September 2024 | 16,505 thousands | 1.1 |
| August 2024 | 16,441 thousands | 0.7 |

## API

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

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