# United Kingdom LFS: Unemployed up to 6 months: : Male: Aged 50 and over: Thousands: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Unemployed up to 6 months: : Male: Aged 50 and over: Thousands: SA () was 84.00 thousands in July 2026, up 12.0% from June 2026 and down 12.5% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 57.00 thousands (Feb 2022) to 130.0 thousands (Oct 2020), averaging 81.51 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.UNEMP.M.SA.GRP-UNEMP-6.ITEM-YBYX.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-up-to-6-months-male-aged-50-and-over-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 84.00 thousands |
| June 2026 | 75.00 thousands |
| May 2026 | 82.00 thousands |
| April 2026 | 83.00 thousands |
| March 2026 | 93.00 thousands |
| February 2026 | 86.00 thousands |
| January 2026 | 90.00 thousands |
| December 2025 | 92.00 thousands |
| November 2025 | 103.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 96.00 thousands |
| September 2025 | 93.00 thousands |
| August 2025 | 95.00 thousands |
| July 2025 | 96.00 thousands |
| June 2025 | 98.00 thousands |
| May 2025 | 99.00 thousands |
| April 2025 | 112.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 106.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 101.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 87.00 thousands |
| December 2024 | 80.00 thousands |
| November 2024 | 96.00 thousands |
| October 2024 | 100.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 96.00 thousands |
| August 2024 | 82.00 thousands |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.UNEMP.M.SA.GRP-UNEMP-6.ITEM-YBYX.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.UNEMP.M.SA.GRP-UNEMP-6.ITEM-YBYX.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```