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

United Kingdom LFS: Employment: Cat U ISIC Rev. 4: : People: Aged 15 and over: Thousands: NSA () was down 1.5% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with −16.2% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 65.00 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −43.0% (Q3 2022) to 57.9% (Q2 2016), averaging 7.5%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 65.00 thousands | −1.5 |
| Q1 2026 | 67.00 thousands | −16.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 68.00 thousands | 6.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 59.00 thousands | −9.2 |
| Q2 2025 | 66.00 thousands | 6.5 |
| Q1 2025 | 80.00 thousands | −5.9 |
| Q4 2024 | 64.00 thousands | −8.6 |
| Q3 2024 | 65.00 thousands | −8.5 |
| Q2 2024 | 62.00 thousands | −11.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 85.00 thousands | 51.8 |
| Q4 2023 | 70.00 thousands | 55.6 |
| Q3 2023 | 71.00 thousands | 57.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 70.00 thousands | 40.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 56.00 thousands | −15.2 |
| Q4 2022 | 45.00 thousands | −35.7 |
| Q3 2022 | 45.00 thousands | −43.0 |
| Q2 2022 | 50.00 thousands | −37.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 66.00 thousands | −7.0 |
| Q4 2021 | 70.00 thousands | 20.7 |
| Q3 2021 | 79.00 thousands | 49.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 80.00 thousands | 29.0 |
| Q1 2021 | 71.00 thousands | 39.2 |
| Q4 2020 | 58.00 thousands | 3.6 |
| Q3 2020 | 53.00 thousands | −17.2 |

## API

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

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