# United Kingdom LFS: In Employment: Construction: : People: Aged 16 and over: Thousands: NSA ()

United Kingdom LFS: In Employment: Construction: : People: Aged 16 and over: Thousands: NSA () was down 0.5% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with −3.4% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 2,070.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since Q2 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.8% (Q3 2020) to 5.4% (Q2 2016), averaging −0.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.Q.NSA.ITEM-I4EL.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (118 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-in-employment-construction-people-aged-16-and-over-thousands-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 2,070.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| Q1 2026 | 2,070.0 thousands | −3.4 |
| Q4 2025 | 2,057.0 thousands | −3.9 |
| Q3 2025 | 2,054.0 thousands | −1.6 |
| Q2 2025 | 2,080.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,143.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 2,140.0 thousands | −0.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 2,088.0 thousands | −3.2 |
| Q2 2024 | 2,067.0 thousands | −4.5 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,100.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,148.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| Q3 2023 | 2,158.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| Q2 2023 | 2,165.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,131.0 thousands | −1.8 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,160.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| Q3 2022 | 2,146.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| Q2 2022 | 2,189.0 thousands | 3.4 |
| Q1 2022 | 2,169.0 thousands | 2.7 |
| Q4 2021 | 2,150.0 thousands | 2.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 2,194.0 thousands | 3.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 2,116.0 thousands | −3.6 |
| Q1 2021 | 2,111.0 thousands | −7.7 |
| Q4 2020 | 2,101.0 thousands | −8.7 |
| Q3 2020 | 2,129.0 thousands | −8.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.NSA.ITEM-I4EL.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.NSA.ITEM-I4EL.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```