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

United Kingdom Job Vacancies (thousands) - Manufacturing () was up 2.1% year on year in August 2026, compared with −4.0% in July 2026.
The level stood at 48.00 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −55.4% (May 2020) to 160.0% (May 2021), averaging 5.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.VACS.M.NSA.ITEM-JP9I.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-manufacturing

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| August 2026 | 48.00 thousands | 2.1 |
| July 2026 | 48.00 thousands | −4.0 |
| June 2026 | 48.00 thousands | 0.0 |
| May 2026 | 49.00 thousands | 0.0 |
| April 2026 | 51.00 thousands | 4.1 |
| March 2026 | 50.00 thousands | 0.0 |
| February 2026 | 49.00 thousands | −5.8 |
| January 2026 | 50.00 thousands | −9.1 |
| December 2025 | 52.00 thousands | −8.8 |
| November 2025 | 52.00 thousands | −7.1 |
| October 2025 | 49.00 thousands | −14.0 |
| September 2025 | 47.00 thousands | −19.0 |
| August 2025 | 47.00 thousands | −21.7 |
| July 2025 | 50.00 thousands | −19.4 |
| June 2025 | 48.00 thousands | −25.0 |
| May 2025 | 49.00 thousands | −23.4 |
| April 2025 | 49.00 thousands | −22.2 |
| March 2025 | 50.00 thousands | −19.4 |
| February 2025 | 52.00 thousands | −18.8 |
| January 2025 | 55.00 thousands | −15.4 |
| December 2024 | 57.00 thousands | −13.6 |
| November 2024 | 56.00 thousands | −13.8 |
| October 2024 | 57.00 thousands | −16.2 |
| September 2024 | 58.00 thousands | −18.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.VACS.M.NSA.ITEM-JP9I.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.VACS.M.NSA.ITEM-JP9I.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```