# United Kingdom LFS: In Employment: : Male: Aged 65+: Thousands: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: In Employment: : Male: Aged 65+: Thousands: SA () was up 2.3% year on year in July 2026, compared with 5.0% in June 2026.
The level stood at 1,011.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since September 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.4% (May 2020) to 17.2% (Feb 2023), averaging 3.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.M.SA.AGE-65P.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (412 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-in-employment-male-aged-65-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 1,011.0 thousands | 2.3 |
| June 2026 | 1,010.0 thousands | 5.0 |
| May 2026 | 1,003.0 thousands | 7.0 |
| April 2026 | 1,004.0 thousands | 7.8 |
| March 2026 | 998.0 thousands | 8.6 |
| February 2026 | 983.0 thousands | 8.0 |
| January 2026 | 950.0 thousands | 5.9 |
| December 2025 | 932.0 thousands | 4.1 |
| November 2025 | 960.0 thousands | 5.0 |
| October 2025 | 959.0 thousands | 5.3 |
| September 2025 | 988.0 thousands | 12.4 |
| August 2025 | 966.0 thousands | 9.0 |
| July 2025 | 988.0 thousands | 11.5 |
| June 2025 | 962.0 thousands | 9.8 |
| May 2025 | 937.0 thousands | 8.1 |
| April 2025 | 931.0 thousands | 8.3 |
| March 2025 | 919.0 thousands | 4.4 |
| February 2025 | 910.0 thousands | 4.1 |
| January 2025 | 897.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| December 2024 | 895.0 thousands | 3.8 |
| November 2024 | 914.0 thousands | 6.3 |
| October 2024 | 911.0 thousands | 4.5 |
| September 2024 | 879.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| August 2024 | 886.0 thousands | 0.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.M.SA.AGE-65P.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.M.SA.AGE-65P.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```