# United Kingdom LFS: In employment: Wales: Male: Thousands: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: In employment: Wales: Male: Thousands: SA () was up 4.4% year on year in July 2026, compared with 3.6% in June 2026.
The level stood at 780.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.6% (Jul 2019) to 6.1% (Oct 2021), averaging 0.05%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.M.SA.MEASURE-LEVEL.REGION-WALES.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-wales-male-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 780.0 thousands | 4.4 |
| June 2026 | 767.0 thousands | 3.6 |
| May 2026 | 765.0 thousands | 2.7 |
| April 2026 | 767.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| March 2026 | 759.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| February 2026 | 759.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| January 2026 | 748.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| December 2025 | 749.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| November 2025 | 743.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| October 2025 | 741.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| September 2025 | 739.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| August 2025 | 736.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| July 2025 | 747.0 thousands | 3.8 |
| June 2025 | 740.0 thousands | 4.1 |
| May 2025 | 745.0 thousands | 4.2 |
| April 2025 | 745.0 thousands | 4.8 |
| March 2025 | 747.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| February 2025 | 745.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| January 2025 | 743.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| December 2024 | 741.0 thousands | 2.3 |
| November 2024 | 738.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| October 2024 | 734.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| September 2024 | 737.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| August 2024 | 723.0 thousands | −6.2 |

## API

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

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