# United Kingdom West Midlands - Working age inactive levels: 000s: SA: Men ()

United Kingdom West Midlands - Working age inactive levels: 000s: SA: Men () was 340.0 thousands in July 2026, down 0.6% from June 2026 and down 6.8% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 288.0 thousands (Dec 2021) to 399.0 thousands (Feb 2025), averaging 325.2 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.MEASURE-LEVEL.REGION-WEST-MIDLANDS.SEX-M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (412 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/west-midlands-working-age-inactive-levels-000s-sa-men

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 340.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 342.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 332.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 326.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 332.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 338.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 348.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 344.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 354.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 342.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 354.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 357.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 365.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 353.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 353.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 376.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 398.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 399.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 363.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 353.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 346.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 368.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 363.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 359.0 thousands |

## API

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

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