# United Kingdom LFS: Employees: Full-time: : All: Thousands: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Employees: Full-time: : All: Thousands: SA () was up 1.5% year on year in July 2026, compared with 0.6% in June 2026.
The level stood at 22,887 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.3% (May 2023) to 3.6% (Mar 2021), averaging 1.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.M.SA.GRP-EMPLOYEE.ITEM-YCBK.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-full-time-all-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 22,887 thousands | 1.5 |
| June 2026 | 22,768 thousands | 0.6 |
| May 2026 | 22,772 thousands | 0.6 |
| April 2026 | 22,742 thousands | 0.9 |
| March 2026 | 22,675 thousands | 0.8 |
| February 2026 | 22,613 thousands | 0.9 |
| January 2026 | 22,587 thousands | 0.8 |
| December 2025 | 22,534 thousands | 0.4 |
| November 2025 | 22,541 thousands | 0.7 |
| October 2025 | 22,585 thousands | 1.2 |
| September 2025 | 22,578 thousands | 1.4 |
| August 2025 | 22,556 thousands | 1.3 |
| July 2025 | 22,539 thousands | 1.2 |
| June 2025 | 22,626 thousands | 1.6 |
| May 2025 | 22,637 thousands | 2.3 |
| April 2025 | 22,548 thousands | 2.2 |
| March 2025 | 22,491 thousands | 2.1 |
| February 2025 | 22,403 thousands | 0.9 |
| January 2025 | 22,411 thousands | 1.6 |
| December 2024 | 22,440 thousands | 1.9 |
| November 2024 | 22,374 thousands | 2.0 |
| October 2024 | 22,318 thousands | 1.8 |
| September 2024 | 22,264 thousands | 1.7 |
| August 2024 | 22,277 thousands | 2.1 |

## API

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

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