# United Kingdom LFS: Self-employed: : Female: Thousands: SA: ()

United Kingdom LFS: Self-employed: : Female: Thousands: SA: () was up 2.1% year on year in July 2026, compared with 5.9% in June 2026.
The level stood at 1,626.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.2% (Nov 2020) to 11.6% (Feb 2026), averaging 1.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.M.SA.GRP-SELFEMPLOYED.ITEM-MGRS.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-F`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (412 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-self-employed-female-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 1,626.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| June 2026 | 1,710.0 thousands | 5.9 |
| May 2026 | 1,735.0 thousands | 9.6 |
| April 2026 | 1,746.0 thousands | 8.2 |
| March 2026 | 1,754.0 thousands | 10.1 |
| February 2026 | 1,763.0 thousands | 11.6 |
| January 2026 | 1,716.0 thousands | 9.8 |
| December 2025 | 1,666.0 thousands | 7.8 |
| November 2025 | 1,638.0 thousands | 5.3 |
| October 2025 | 1,650.0 thousands | 3.8 |
| September 2025 | 1,588.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| August 2025 | 1,593.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| July 2025 | 1,592.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| June 2025 | 1,614.0 thousands | 3.1 |
| May 2025 | 1,583.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| April 2025 | 1,613.0 thousands | 3.1 |
| March 2025 | 1,593.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| February 2025 | 1,580.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| January 2025 | 1,563.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| December 2024 | 1,546.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| November 2024 | 1,555.0 thousands | −4.7 |
| October 2024 | 1,590.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| September 2024 | 1,603.0 thousands | 5.5 |
| August 2024 | 1,597.0 thousands | 1.8 |

## API

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

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