# United Kingdom Average actual weekly hours of work for full-time workers (seasonally adjusted) ()

United Kingdom Average actual weekly hours of work for full-time workers (seasonally adjusted) () was up 0.5% year on year in July 2026, compared with 0.5% in June 2026.
The level stood at 36.70 hours.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −19.0% (May 2020) to 17.5% (May 2021), averaging −0.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HOURS.M.SA.ITEM-YBUY`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: hours
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (412 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/average-actual-weekly-hours-of-work-for-full-time-workers-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 36.70 hours | 0.5 |
| June 2026 | 36.70 hours | 0.5 |
| May 2026 | 36.70 hours | 0.5 |
| April 2026 | 36.60 hours | 0.3 |
| March 2026 | 36.50 hours | 0.3 |
| February 2026 | 36.30 hours | −0.5 |
| January 2026 | 36.40 hours | −0.3 |
| December 2025 | 36.50 hours | 0.0 |
| November 2025 | 36.70 hours | 0.8 |
| October 2025 | 36.60 hours | 0.3 |
| September 2025 | 36.50 hours | −0.8 |
| August 2025 | 36.50 hours | −1.1 |
| July 2025 | 36.50 hours | −0.3 |
| June 2025 | 36.50 hours | 0.0 |
| May 2025 | 36.50 hours | 0.3 |
| April 2025 | 36.50 hours | −0.3 |
| March 2025 | 36.40 hours | −0.5 |
| February 2025 | 36.50 hours | −0.5 |
| January 2025 | 36.50 hours | −0.8 |
| December 2024 | 36.50 hours | −0.3 |
| November 2024 | 36.40 hours | 0.0 |
| October 2024 | 36.50 hours | 0.3 |
| September 2024 | 36.80 hours | 1.7 |
| August 2024 | 36.90 hours | 1.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.HOURS.M.SA.ITEM-YBUY"

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