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

United Kingdom LFS: Employees: Cat R ISIC Rev. 4: : Men: Aged 15 and over: Thousands: NSA () was up 1.0% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 8.8% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 388.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since Q3 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.1% (Q4 2018) to 19.7% (Q3 2022), averaging 2.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.Q.NSA.GRP-EMPLOYEE.MEASURE-LEVEL.NACE-C-R.SEX-M`
- 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-r-isic-rev-4-men-aged-15-and-over-thousands-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 388.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 394.0 thousands | 8.8 |
| Q4 2025 | 390.0 thousands | 12.7 |
| Q3 2025 | 397.0 thousands | 11.5 |
| Q2 2025 | 384.0 thousands | 6.1 |
| Q1 2025 | 362.0 thousands | 6.8 |
| Q4 2024 | 346.0 thousands | 8.1 |
| Q3 2024 | 356.0 thousands | −5.8 |
| Q2 2024 | 362.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| Q1 2024 | 339.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| Q4 2023 | 320.0 thousands | −10.6 |
| Q3 2023 | 378.0 thousands | 3.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 355.0 thousands | 9.9 |
| Q1 2023 | 338.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| Q4 2022 | 358.0 thousands | 18.2 |
| Q3 2022 | 364.0 thousands | 19.7 |
| Q2 2022 | 323.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| Q1 2022 | 334.0 thousands | 13.6 |
| Q4 2021 | 303.0 thousands | 7.1 |
| Q3 2021 | 304.0 thousands | −4.7 |
| Q2 2021 | 319.0 thousands | −2.4 |
| Q1 2021 | 294.0 thousands | −10.4 |
| Q4 2020 | 283.0 thousands | −11.6 |
| Q3 2020 | 319.0 thousands | −1.2 |

## API

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

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