# United Kingdom Government-Supported Trainees SA : Total (thousands) ()

United Kingdom Government-Supported Trainees SA : Total (thousands) () was up 67.6% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with −3.8% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 57.00 thousands.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −59.2% (Q1 2024) to 115.4% (Q1 2022), averaging 6.1%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 57.00 thousands | 67.6 |
| Q1 2026 | 51.00 thousands | −3.8 |
| Q4 2025 | 55.00 thousands | 0.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 54.00 thousands | 28.6 |
| Q2 2025 | 34.00 thousands | 0.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 53.00 thousands | 71.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 55.00 thousands | 44.7 |
| Q3 2024 | 42.00 thousands | 10.5 |
| Q2 2024 | 34.00 thousands | −35.8 |
| Q1 2024 | 31.00 thousands | −59.2 |
| Q4 2023 | 38.00 thousands | −43.3 |
| Q3 2023 | 38.00 thousands | −22.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 53.00 thousands | 23.3 |
| Q1 2023 | 76.00 thousands | 35.7 |
| Q4 2022 | 67.00 thousands | 109.4 |
| Q3 2022 | 49.00 thousands | 36.1 |
| Q2 2022 | 43.00 thousands | 30.3 |
| Q1 2022 | 56.00 thousands | 115.4 |
| Q4 2021 | 32.00 thousands | −8.6 |
| Q3 2021 | 36.00 thousands | 20.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 33.00 thousands | 6.5 |
| Q1 2021 | 26.00 thousands | −18.8 |
| Q4 2020 | 35.00 thousands | −2.8 |
| Q3 2020 | 30.00 thousands | 0.0 |

## API

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

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