# United Kingdom Job Vacancies (thousands) - Wholesale & Retail, Repair of motor vehicles. ()

United Kingdom Job Vacancies (thousands) - Wholesale & Retail, Repair of motor vehicles. () was down 5.3% year on year in August 2026, compared with −4.3% in July 2026.
The level stood at 90.00 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −72.2% (May 2020) to 197.3% (May 2021), averaging 4.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.VACS.M.NSA.ITEM-JP9M.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-wholesale-and-retail-repair-of-motor-vehicles

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| August 2026 | 90.00 thousands | −5.3 |
| July 2026 | 90.00 thousands | −4.3 |
| June 2026 | 87.00 thousands | −7.4 |
| May 2026 | 87.00 thousands | −6.5 |
| April 2026 | 87.00 thousands | −11.2 |
| March 2026 | 87.00 thousands | −15.5 |
| February 2026 | 90.00 thousands | −10.9 |
| January 2026 | 88.00 thousands | −10.2 |
| December 2025 | 91.00 thousands | −2.2 |
| November 2025 | 92.00 thousands | −6.1 |
| October 2025 | 95.00 thousands | −4.0 |
| September 2025 | 92.00 thousands | −12.4 |
| August 2025 | 95.00 thousands | −12.0 |
| July 2025 | 94.00 thousands | −14.5 |
| June 2025 | 94.00 thousands | −14.5 |
| May 2025 | 93.00 thousands | −13.9 |
| April 2025 | 98.00 thousands | −9.3 |
| March 2025 | 103.0 thousands | −8.0 |
| February 2025 | 101.0 thousands | −10.6 |
| January 2025 | 98.00 thousands | −17.6 |
| December 2024 | 93.00 thousands | −24.4 |
| November 2024 | 98.00 thousands | −22.2 |
| October 2024 | 99.00 thousands | −26.1 |
| September 2024 | 105.0 thousands | −22.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.VACS.M.NSA.ITEM-JP9M.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.VACS.M.NSA.ITEM-JP9M.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```