# United Kingdom Employment levels by country of birth (16+) - EUA8 born (ended 2019) ()

United Kingdom Employment levels by country of birth (16+) - EUA8 born (ended 2019) () was up 9.5% year on year in Q4 2019, compared with 5.8% in Q3 2019.
The level stood at 970.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since Q3 2015.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.4% (Q3 2018) to 28.8% (Q4 2010), averaging 6.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.Q.NSA.ITEM-JJR5.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2019-10-01 (92 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/employment-levels-by-country-of-birth-16-eua8-born-ended-2019

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2019 | 970.0 thousands | 9.5 |
| Q3 2019 | 953.0 thousands | 5.8 |
| Q2 2019 | 971.0 thousands | 7.2 |
| Q1 2019 | 947.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| Q4 2018 | 886.0 thousands | −10.7 |
| Q3 2018 | 901.0 thousands | −13.4 |
| Q2 2018 | 906.0 thousands | −9.8 |
| Q1 2018 | 954.0 thousands | −6.9 |
| Q4 2017 | 992.0 thousands | −3.8 |
| Q3 2017 | 1,041.0 thousands | −3.3 |
| Q2 2017 | 1,004.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| Q1 2017 | 1,025.0 thousands | 5.2 |
| Q4 2016 | 1,031.0 thousands | 5.1 |
| Q3 2016 | 1,077.0 thousands | 9.2 |
| Q2 2016 | 1,030.0 thousands | 5.4 |
| Q1 2016 | 974.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| Q4 2015 | 981.0 thousands | 8.2 |
| Q3 2015 | 986.0 thousands | 15.9 |
| Q2 2015 | 977.0 thousands | 12.7 |
| Q1 2015 | 943.0 thousands | 17.0 |
| Q4 2014 | 907.0 thousands | 24.1 |
| Q3 2014 | 851.0 thousands | 24.8 |
| Q2 2014 | 867.0 thousands | 26.2 |
| Q1 2014 | 806.0 thousands | 16.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.NSA.ITEM-JJR5.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.NSA.ITEM-JJR5.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```