# United Kingdom Employment levels by nationality (16+) - South Africa national (ended 2019) ()

United Kingdom Employment levels by nationality (16+) - South Africa national (ended 2019) () was up 6.2% year on year in Q4 2019, compared with 12.0% in Q3 2019.
The level stood at 68.00 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since Q4 2018.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −28.1% (Q2 2012) to 55.1% (Q2 2017), averaging −0.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.Q.NSA.ITEM-JJS4.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-nationality-16-south-africa-national-ended-2019

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q4 2019 | 68.00 thousands | 6.2 |
| Q3 2019 | 56.00 thousands | 12.0 |
| Q2 2019 | 63.00 thousands | 14.5 |
| Q1 2019 | 71.00 thousands | 20.3 |
| Q4 2018 | 64.00 thousands | 1.6 |
| Q3 2018 | 50.00 thousands | −20.6 |
| Q2 2018 | 55.00 thousands | −27.6 |
| Q1 2018 | 59.00 thousands | 0.0 |
| Q4 2017 | 63.00 thousands | 23.5 |
| Q3 2017 | 63.00 thousands | 26.0 |
| Q2 2017 | 76.00 thousands | 55.1 |
| Q1 2017 | 59.00 thousands | 31.1 |
| Q4 2016 | 51.00 thousands | 10.9 |
| Q3 2016 | 50.00 thousands | 6.4 |
| Q2 2016 | 49.00 thousands | −5.8 |
| Q1 2016 | 45.00 thousands | −18.2 |
| Q4 2015 | 46.00 thousands | −9.8 |
| Q3 2015 | 47.00 thousands | −21.7 |
| Q2 2015 | 52.00 thousands | 13.0 |
| Q1 2015 | 55.00 thousands | 3.8 |
| Q4 2014 | 51.00 thousands | 0.0 |
| Q3 2014 | 60.00 thousands | 20.0 |
| Q2 2014 | 46.00 thousands | −17.9 |
| Q1 2014 | 53.00 thousands | −10.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.NSA.ITEM-JJS4.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.NSA.ITEM-JJS4.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```