# United Kingdom Male employment rate (aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted): % ()

United Kingdom Male employment rate (aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted): % () was 78.3% in July 2026, up 0.3 percentage points from June 2026 and up 0.4 percentage points from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since May 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 77.0% (Apr 2024) to 80.4% (Dec 2018), averaging 78.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.M.SA.ITEM-MGSV.MEASURE-RATE.SEX-M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 1971-02-01 to 2026-07-01 (666 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/male-employment-rate-aged-16-to-64-seasonally-adjusted-pct

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 78.3% |
| June 2026 | 78.0% |
| May 2026 | 78.0% |
| April 2026 | 78.2% |
| March 2026 | 78.2% |
| February 2026 | 77.9% |
| January 2026 | 77.8% |
| December 2025 | 77.9% |
| November 2025 | 77.6% |
| October 2025 | 77.8% |
| September 2025 | 77.6% |
| August 2025 | 77.7% |
| July 2025 | 77.9% |
| June 2025 | 78.2% |
| May 2025 | 78.3% |
| April 2025 | 78.2% |
| March 2025 | 78.0% |
| February 2025 | 78.1% |
| January 2025 | 78.4% |
| December 2024 | 78.4% |
| November 2024 | 78.2% |
| October 2024 | 78.0% |
| September 2024 | 78.0% |
| August 2024 | 77.8% |

## API

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

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