# United Kingdom LFS: In employment: South East (GOR): Male: Thousands: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: In employment: South East (GOR): Male: Thousands: SA () was down 0.2% year on year in July 2026, compared with 0.8% in June 2026.
The level stood at 2,553.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since August 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.6% (Jun 2018) to 4.2% (May 2025), averaging 0.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.M.SA.ITEM-YCKW.MEASURE-LEVEL.REGION-EAST.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-south-east-gor-male-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 2,553.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| June 2026 | 2,560.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| May 2026 | 2,567.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| April 2026 | 2,576.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| March 2026 | 2,567.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| February 2026 | 2,567.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| January 2026 | 2,555.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| December 2025 | 2,557.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| November 2025 | 2,558.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| October 2025 | 2,561.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| September 2025 | 2,556.0 thousands | 4.0 |
| August 2025 | 2,549.0 thousands | 3.2 |
| July 2025 | 2,558.0 thousands | 3.2 |
| June 2025 | 2,539.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| May 2025 | 2,547.0 thousands | 4.2 |
| April 2025 | 2,529.0 thousands | 3.6 |
| March 2025 | 2,518.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| February 2025 | 2,492.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| January 2025 | 2,473.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| December 2024 | 2,503.0 thousands | 2.5 |
| November 2024 | 2,489.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| October 2024 | 2,478.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| September 2024 | 2,457.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| August 2024 | 2,469.0 thousands | −0.3 |

## API

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

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