# United Kingdom GB Workforce Jobs SA : Total (thousands) ()

United Kingdom GB Workforce Jobs SA : Total (thousands) () was up 0.1% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with −0.4% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 35,756 thousands.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.2% (Q4 2020) to 2.8% (Q1 2022), averaging 0.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-DYDH.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1959-04-01 to 2026-04-01 (269 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/gb-workforce-jobs-sa-total-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 35,756 thousands | 0.1 |
| Q1 2026 | 35,806 thousands | −0.4 |
| Q4 2025 | 35,617 thousands | −0.7 |
| Q3 2025 | 35,573 thousands | −0.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 35,710 thousands | 0.08 |
| Q1 2025 | 35,964 thousands | 0.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 35,870 thousands | 1.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 35,718 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q2 2024 | 35,683 thousands | 0.9 |
| Q1 2024 | 35,756 thousands | 0.4 |
| Q4 2023 | 35,524 thousands | 0.7 |
| Q3 2023 | 35,423 thousands | 1.1 |
| Q2 2023 | 35,375 thousands | 1.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 35,607 thousands | 2.3 |
| Q4 2022 | 35,284 thousands | 2.4 |
| Q3 2022 | 35,049 thousands | 1.9 |
| Q2 2022 | 35,010 thousands | 2.4 |
| Q1 2022 | 34,800 thousands | 2.8 |
| Q4 2021 | 34,452 thousands | 2.4 |
| Q3 2021 | 34,389 thousands | 2.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 34,199 thousands | −0.04 |
| Q1 2021 | 33,855 thousands | −2.4 |
| Q4 2020 | 33,651 thousands | −3.2 |
| Q3 2020 | 33,691 thousands | −2.9 |

## API

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

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