# United Kingdom Labour disputes; working days lost due to strike action; (thousands) ()

United Kingdom Labour disputes; working days lost due to strike action; (thousands) () was up 53.3% year on year in August 2026, compared with −63.3% in July 2026.
The level stood at 23.00 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −96.0% (Mar 2024) to 2,113.3% (Feb 2023), averaging 119.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMPLOY.M.NSA.ITEM-BBFW.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1946-01-01 to 2026-08-01 (945 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/labour-disputes-working-days-lost-due-to-strike-action-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| August 2026 | 23.00 thousands | 53.3 |
| July 2026 | 33.00 thousands | −63.3 |
| June 2026 | 38.00 thousands | 2.7 |
| May 2026 | 28.00 thousands | −28.2 |
| April 2026 | 120.0 thousands | 135.3 |
| March 2026 | 23.00 thousands | −61.0 |
| February 2026 | 41.00 thousands | −22.6 |
| January 2026 | 31.00 thousands | −39.2 |
| December 2025 | 119.0 thousands | 128.8 |
| November 2025 | 143.0 thousands | 217.8 |
| October 2025 | 36.00 thousands | −18.2 |
| September 2025 | 47.00 thousands | 4.4 |
| August 2025 | 15.00 thousands | −54.5 |
| July 2025 | 90.00 thousands | 80.0 |
| June 2025 | 37.00 thousands | −63.0 |
| May 2025 | 39.00 thousands | −23.5 |
| April 2025 | 51.00 thousands | 200.0 |
| March 2025 | 59.00 thousands | 168.2 |
| February 2025 | 53.00 thousands | −51.4 |
| January 2025 | 51.00 thousands | −69.1 |
| December 2024 | 52.00 thousands | −50.0 |
| November 2024 | 45.00 thousands | −37.5 |
| October 2024 | 44.00 thousands | −66.7 |
| September 2024 | 45.00 thousands | −80.5 |

## API

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

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