# United Kingdom Employment levels by country of birth (16+) - Total EU(EU27) (ended 2019) ()

United Kingdom Employment levels by country of birth (16+) - Total EU(EU27) (ended 2019) () was up 6.1% year on year in Q4 2019, compared with 3.7% in Q3 2019.
The level stood at 2,443.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2017.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.4% (Q3 2018) to 16.6% (Q1 2011), averaging 6.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.Q.NSA.ITEM-EQ4Q.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-eu-eu27-ended-2019

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2019 | 2,443.0 thousands | 6.1 |
| Q3 2019 | 2,373.0 thousands | 3.7 |
| Q2 2019 | 2,447.0 thousands | 4.1 |
| Q1 2019 | 2,432.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| Q4 2018 | 2,303.0 thousands | −3.2 |
| Q3 2018 | 2,288.0 thousands | −4.4 |
| Q2 2018 | 2,350.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| Q1 2018 | 2,362.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| Q4 2017 | 2,378.0 thousands | 3.2 |
| Q3 2017 | 2,394.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| Q2 2017 | 2,366.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| Q1 2017 | 2,354.0 thousands | 6.5 |
| Q4 2016 | 2,304.0 thousands | 8.9 |
| Q3 2016 | 2,354.0 thousands | 11.0 |
| Q2 2016 | 2,335.0 thousands | 14.0 |
| Q1 2016 | 2,210.0 thousands | 12.8 |
| Q4 2015 | 2,115.0 thousands | 10.9 |
| Q3 2015 | 2,121.0 thousands | 16.3 |
| Q2 2015 | 2,048.0 thousands | 10.6 |
| Q1 2015 | 1,959.0 thousands | 11.1 |
| Q4 2014 | 1,907.0 thousands | 10.7 |
| Q3 2014 | 1,824.0 thousands | 11.3 |
| Q2 2014 | 1,852.0 thousands | 11.2 |
| Q1 2014 | 1,763.0 thousands | 10.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.NSA.ITEM-EQ4Q.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.NSA.ITEM-EQ4Q.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```