# United Kingdom LFS: In employment: : Male: Aged 16 and over: Thousands: NSA ()

United Kingdom LFS: In employment: : Male: Aged 16 and over: Thousands: NSA () was up 1.3% year on year in July 2026, compared with 0.6% in June 2026.
The level stood at 17,808 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.7% (Jan 2021) to 2.8% (Apr 2025), averaging 0.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.M.NSA.ITEM-MGTN.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-and-over-thousands-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 17,808 thousands | 1.3 |
| June 2026 | 17,716 thousands | 0.6 |
| May 2026 | 17,700 thousands | 0.7 |
| April 2026 | 17,750 thousands | 1.1 |
| March 2026 | 17,725 thousands | 1.3 |
| February 2026 | 17,645 thousands | 0.9 |
| January 2026 | 17,582 thousands | 0.4 |
| December 2025 | 17,575 thousands | 0.3 |
| November 2025 | 17,583 thousands | 0.3 |
| October 2025 | 17,592 thousands | 0.8 |
| September 2025 | 17,567 thousands | 0.9 |
| August 2025 | 17,552 thousands | 1.2 |
| July 2025 | 17,574 thousands | 1.4 |
| June 2025 | 17,603 thousands | 2.4 |
| May 2025 | 17,585 thousands | 2.6 |
| April 2025 | 17,564 thousands | 2.8 |
| March 2025 | 17,492 thousands | 2.2 |
| February 2025 | 17,482 thousands | 1.9 |
| January 2025 | 17,511 thousands | 2.3 |
| December 2024 | 17,523 thousands | 2.0 |
| November 2024 | 17,524 thousands | 1.7 |
| October 2024 | 17,461 thousands | 1.4 |
| September 2024 | 17,416 thousands | 1.0 |
| August 2024 | 17,346 thousands | 0.6 |

## API

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

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