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

United Kingdom LFS: Employees: Cat S ISIC Rev. 4: : People: Aged 15 and over: Thousands: NSA () was down 0.2% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 3.3% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 591.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since Q1 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.6% (Q3 2018) to 18.5% (Q3 2023), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.Q.NSA.GRP-EMPLOYEE.MEASURE-LEVEL.NACE-C-S`
- 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-s-isic-rev-4-people-aged-15-and-over-thousands-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 591.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| Q1 2026 | 592.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 607.0 thousands | 2.5 |
| Q3 2025 | 609.0 thousands | 5.9 |
| Q2 2025 | 592.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 573.0 thousands | −1.4 |
| Q4 2024 | 592.0 thousands | −6.5 |
| Q3 2024 | 575.0 thousands | −9.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 587.0 thousands | −6.2 |
| Q1 2024 | 581.0 thousands | 6.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 633.0 thousands | 11.6 |
| Q3 2023 | 634.0 thousands | 18.5 |
| Q2 2023 | 626.0 thousands | 12.6 |
| Q1 2023 | 548.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| Q4 2022 | 567.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| Q3 2022 | 535.0 thousands | −2.7 |
| Q2 2022 | 556.0 thousands | −6.9 |
| Q1 2022 | 553.0 thousands | −5.6 |
| Q4 2021 | 561.0 thousands | −3.4 |
| Q3 2021 | 550.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 597.0 thousands | 5.3 |
| Q1 2021 | 586.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| Q4 2020 | 581.0 thousands | −4.1 |
| Q3 2020 | 566.0 thousands | −5.5 |

## API

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

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