# United Kingdom LFS: Unemployed: : Male: Aged 50 and over: Thousands: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Unemployed: : Male: Aged 50 and over: Thousands: SA () was 186.0 thousands in July 2026, up 2.2% from June 2026 and down 6.1% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 135.0 thousands (Nov 2023) to 268.0 thousands (Oct 2020), averaging 184.4 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.UNEMP.M.SA.ITEM-YBVU.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-unemployed-male-aged-50-and-over-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 186.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 182.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 190.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 186.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 192.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 191.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 187.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 193.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 222.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 209.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 206.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 205.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 198.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 206.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 208.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 220.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 212.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 196.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 178.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 160.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 179.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 179.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 182.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 166.0 thousands |

## API

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

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