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

United Kingdom Employment levels by country of birth (16+) - Total Africa (ended 2019) () was up 4.9% year on year in Q4 2019, compared with 9.6% in Q3 2019.
The level stood at 937.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since Q4 2018.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.6% (Q2 2018) to 20.1% (Q2 2017), averaging 2.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.Q.NSA.ITEM-FSC5.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-total-africa-ended-2019

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2019 | 937.0 thousands | 4.9 |
| Q3 2019 | 962.0 thousands | 9.6 |
| Q2 2019 | 923.0 thousands | 5.2 |
| Q1 2019 | 933.0 thousands | 5.7 |
| Q4 2018 | 893.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| Q3 2018 | 878.0 thousands | −4.5 |
| Q2 2018 | 877.0 thousands | −10.6 |
| Q1 2018 | 883.0 thousands | −2.3 |
| Q4 2017 | 869.0 thousands | −2.6 |
| Q3 2017 | 919.0 thousands | 7.5 |
| Q2 2017 | 981.0 thousands | 20.1 |
| Q1 2017 | 904.0 thousands | 13.3 |
| Q4 2016 | 892.0 thousands | 10.7 |
| Q3 2016 | 855.0 thousands | 7.1 |
| Q2 2016 | 817.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| Q1 2016 | 798.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| Q4 2015 | 806.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| Q3 2015 | 798.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| Q2 2015 | 802.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| Q1 2015 | 821.0 thousands | 10.9 |
| Q4 2014 | 784.0 thousands | 4.3 |
| Q3 2014 | 804.0 thousands | 7.9 |
| Q2 2014 | 792.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| Q1 2014 | 740.0 thousands | −4.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.NSA.ITEM-FSC5.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.NSA.ITEM-FSC5.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```