# United Kingdom LFS: Employees: : All: Thousands: SA: Annual = 4 quarter average ()

United Kingdom LFS: Employees: : All: Thousands: SA: Annual = 4 quarter average () was up 1.1% year on year in July 2026, compared with 0.4% in June 2026.
The level stood at 29,948 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.2% (Dec 2020) to 2.4% (Apr 2022), averaging 1.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.M.SA.GRP-EMPLOYEE.ITEM-MGRN.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (412 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-employees-all-thousands-sa-annual-4-quarter-average

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 29,948 thousands | 1.1 |
| June 2026 | 29,755 thousands | 0.4 |
| May 2026 | 29,781 thousands | 0.5 |
| April 2026 | 29,771 thousands | 0.8 |
| March 2026 | 29,662 thousands | 0.7 |
| February 2026 | 29,624 thousands | 0.8 |
| January 2026 | 29,656 thousands | 0.9 |
| December 2025 | 29,710 thousands | 1.2 |
| November 2025 | 29,682 thousands | 1.3 |
| October 2025 | 29,731 thousands | 1.8 |
| September 2025 | 29,669 thousands | 1.5 |
| August 2025 | 29,639 thousands | 1.3 |
| July 2025 | 29,634 thousands | 1.1 |
| June 2025 | 29,644 thousands | 1.8 |
| May 2025 | 29,644 thousands | 2.2 |
| April 2025 | 29,533 thousands | 2.2 |
| March 2025 | 29,458 thousands | 2.0 |
| February 2025 | 29,397 thousands | 1.6 |
| January 2025 | 29,394 thousands | 1.8 |
| December 2024 | 29,359 thousands | 1.8 |
| November 2024 | 29,305 thousands | 1.7 |
| October 2024 | 29,196 thousands | 1.2 |
| September 2024 | 29,218 thousands | 1.1 |
| August 2024 | 29,261 thousands | 1.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.M.SA.GRP-EMPLOYEE.ITEM-MGRN.MEASURE-LEVEL"

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