# United Kingdom LFS: Unemployed over 12 months: : Male: Aged 16 and over: Thousands: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Unemployed over 12 months: : Male: Aged 16 and over: Thousands: SA () was 281.0 thousands in July 2026, up 4.5% from June 2026 and up 13.8% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 136.0 thousands (May 2020) to 300.0 thousands (Nov 2025), averaging 222.9 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.UNEMP.M.SA.GRP-UNEMP-12-24.ITEM-MGYO.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-over-12-months-male-aged-16-and-over-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 281.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 269.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 267.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 265.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 261.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 277.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 271.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 289.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 300.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 276.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 260.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 271.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 247.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 240.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 234.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 227.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 226.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 212.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 214.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 195.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 206.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 204.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 213.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 201.0 thousands |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.UNEMP.M.SA.GRP-UNEMP-12-24.ITEM-MGYO.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.UNEMP.M.SA.GRP-UNEMP-12-24.ITEM-MGYO.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```