# United Kingdom Employment

United Kingdom Employment was up 1.0% year on year in July 2026, compared with 0.7% in June 2026.
The level stood at 34,577 000s.
Among the 14 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 6th highest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.5% (Jan 2021) to 2.3% (Apr 2025), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 000s
- Coverage: 1971-02-01 to 2026-07-01 (666 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/employment

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 34,577 000s | 1.0 |
| June 2026 | 34,478 000s | 0.7 |
| May 2026 | 34,469 000s | 0.7 |
| April 2026 | 34,475 000s | 1.0 |
| March 2026 | 34,411 000s | 1.1 |
| February 2026 | 34,386 000s | 1.2 |
| January 2026 | 34,328 000s | 0.9 |
| December 2025 | 34,312 000s | 1.1 |
| November 2025 | 34,253 000s | 1.1 |
| October 2025 | 34,312 000s | 1.5 |
| September 2025 | 34,222 000s | 1.3 |
| August 2025 | 34,198 000s | 1.2 |
| July 2025 | 34,221 000s | 1.4 |
| June 2025 | 34,235 000s | 2.0 |
| May 2025 | 34,216 000s | 2.2 |
| April 2025 | 34,135 000s | 2.3 |
| March 2025 | 34,028 000s | 2.0 |
| February 2025 | 33,994 000s | 1.9 |
| January 2025 | 34,005 000s | 2.1 |
| December 2024 | 33,934 000s | 1.8 |
| November 2024 | 33,871 000s | 1.5 |
| October 2024 | 33,789 000s | 1.3 |
| September 2024 | 33,783 000s | 1.2 |
| August 2024 | 33,784 000s | 1.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.M.SA"

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