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

United Kingdom Employment levels by country of birth (16+) - South Africa born (ended 2019) () was down 1.7% year on year in Q4 2019, compared with 10.7% in Q3 2019.
The level stood at 171.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since Q3 2018.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −20.8% (Q2 2018) to 52.5% (Q2 2017), averaging 3.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.Q.NSA.ITEM-JJS3.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-south-africa-born-ended-2019

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2019 | 171.0 thousands | −1.7 |
| Q3 2019 | 176.0 thousands | 10.7 |
| Q2 2019 | 198.0 thousands | 17.9 |
| Q1 2019 | 200.0 thousands | 12.4 |
| Q4 2018 | 174.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| Q3 2018 | 159.0 thousands | −14.5 |
| Q2 2018 | 168.0 thousands | −20.8 |
| Q1 2018 | 178.0 thousands | −3.3 |
| Q4 2017 | 171.0 thousands | 4.9 |
| Q3 2017 | 186.0 thousands | 15.5 |
| Q2 2017 | 212.0 thousands | 52.5 |
| Q1 2017 | 184.0 thousands | 40.5 |
| Q4 2016 | 163.0 thousands | 21.6 |
| Q3 2016 | 161.0 thousands | 22.0 |
| Q2 2016 | 139.0 thousands | 6.9 |
| Q1 2016 | 131.0 thousands | −11.5 |
| Q4 2015 | 134.0 thousands | −7.6 |
| Q3 2015 | 132.0 thousands | −6.4 |
| Q2 2015 | 130.0 thousands | −12.8 |
| Q1 2015 | 148.0 thousands | −5.1 |
| Q4 2014 | 145.0 thousands | −5.8 |
| Q3 2014 | 141.0 thousands | −7.2 |
| Q2 2014 | 149.0 thousands | −7.5 |
| Q1 2014 | 156.0 thousands | −0.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.NSA.ITEM-JJS3.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.NSA.ITEM-JJS3.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```