# United Kingdom LFS: Employees: Cat E ISIC Rev. 4: : People: Aged 15 and over: Thousands: NSA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Employees: Cat E ISIC Rev. 4: : People: Aged 15 and over: Thousands: NSA () was down 4.6% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with −8.5% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 227.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.9% (Q4 2019) to 20.8% (Q3 2018), averaging 2.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.Q.NSA.GRP-EMPLOYEE.MEASURE-LEVEL.NACE-C-E`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 2001-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (102 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-employees-cat-e-isic-rev-4-people-aged-15-and-over-thousands-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 227.0 thousands | −4.6 |
| Q1 2026 | 226.0 thousands | −8.5 |
| Q4 2025 | 253.0 thousands | 14.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 260.0 thousands | 18.2 |
| Q2 2025 | 238.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 247.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 222.0 thousands | −4.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 220.0 thousands | −7.2 |
| Q2 2024 | 238.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| Q1 2024 | 247.0 thousands | 2.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 232.0 thousands | −12.5 |
| Q3 2023 | 237.0 thousands | −9.9 |
| Q2 2023 | 231.0 thousands | −6.9 |
| Q1 2023 | 240.0 thousands | −3.6 |
| Q4 2022 | 265.0 thousands | 3.9 |
| Q3 2022 | 263.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| Q2 2022 | 248.0 thousands | 5.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 249.0 thousands | 2.5 |
| Q4 2021 | 255.0 thousands | 4.1 |
| Q3 2021 | 263.0 thousands | 17.4 |
| Q2 2021 | 235.0 thousands | −6.0 |
| Q1 2021 | 243.0 thousands | 7.0 |
| Q4 2020 | 245.0 thousands | 18.9 |
| Q3 2020 | 224.0 thousands | 4.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.NSA.GRP-EMPLOYEE.MEASURE-LEVEL.NACE-C-E"

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