# United Kingdom Job Vacancies (thousands) - Construction ()

United Kingdom Job Vacancies (thousands) - Construction () was down 10.0% year on year in August 2026, compared with −6.5% in July 2026.
The level stood at 27.00 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −70.4% (May 2020) to 287.5% (May 2021), averaging 9.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.VACS.M.NSA.ITEM-JP9L.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 2001-05-01 to 2026-08-01 (304 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/job-vacancies-thousands-construction

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| August 2026 | 27.00 thousands | −10.0 |
| July 2026 | 29.00 thousands | −6.5 |
| June 2026 | 31.00 thousands | 0.0 |
| May 2026 | 34.00 thousands | 13.3 |
| April 2026 | 31.00 thousands | −6.1 |
| March 2026 | 30.00 thousands | −9.1 |
| February 2026 | 28.00 thousands | −34.9 |
| January 2026 | 27.00 thousands | −37.2 |
| December 2025 | 29.00 thousands | −29.3 |
| November 2025 | 30.00 thousands | −11.8 |
| October 2025 | 29.00 thousands | −12.1 |
| September 2025 | 30.00 thousands | −16.7 |
| August 2025 | 30.00 thousands | −23.1 |
| July 2025 | 31.00 thousands | −20.5 |
| June 2025 | 31.00 thousands | −18.4 |
| May 2025 | 30.00 thousands | −18.9 |
| April 2025 | 33.00 thousands | −13.2 |
| March 2025 | 33.00 thousands | −8.3 |
| February 2025 | 43.00 thousands | 16.2 |
| January 2025 | 43.00 thousands | 19.4 |
| December 2024 | 41.00 thousands | 17.1 |
| November 2024 | 34.00 thousands | −5.6 |
| October 2024 | 33.00 thousands | −5.7 |
| September 2024 | 36.00 thousands | 9.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.VACS.M.NSA.ITEM-JP9L.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.VACS.M.NSA.ITEM-JP9L.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```