# United Kingdom LFS: Avg actual weekly hours of work: : Male full-time workers in main job: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Avg actual weekly hours of work: : Male full-time workers in main job: SA () was up 0.8% year on year in July 2026, compared with 0.8% in June 2026.
The level stood at 38.20 hours.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −19.7% (May 2020) to 18.2% (May 2021), averaging −0.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HOURS.M.SA.ITEM-YBUZ.SEX-M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: hours
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (412 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-avg-actual-weekly-hours-of-work-male-full-time-workers-in-main-job

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 38.20 hours | 0.8 |
| June 2026 | 38.20 hours | 0.8 |
| May 2026 | 38.20 hours | 0.8 |
| April 2026 | 38.10 hours | 0.5 |
| March 2026 | 37.90 hours | 0.0 |
| February 2026 | 37.70 hours | −0.8 |
| January 2026 | 37.90 hours | −0.3 |
| December 2025 | 38.00 hours | 0.0 |
| November 2025 | 38.10 hours | 0.5 |
| October 2025 | 38.00 hours | −0.3 |
| September 2025 | 38.00 hours | −0.8 |
| August 2025 | 38.00 hours | −1.3 |
| July 2025 | 37.90 hours | −0.8 |
| June 2025 | 37.90 hours | −0.3 |
| May 2025 | 37.90 hours | −0.3 |
| April 2025 | 37.90 hours | −0.8 |
| March 2025 | 37.90 hours | −0.5 |
| February 2025 | 38.00 hours | −0.5 |
| January 2025 | 38.00 hours | −0.5 |
| December 2024 | 38.00 hours | 0.0 |
| November 2024 | 37.90 hours | 0.3 |
| October 2024 | 38.10 hours | 0.8 |
| September 2024 | 38.30 hours | 1.9 |
| August 2024 | 38.50 hours | 2.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.HOURS.M.SA.ITEM-YBUZ.SEX-M"

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