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

United Kingdom LFS: Self-employed: Full-time: : All: Thousands: SA () was down 1.1% year on year in July 2026, compared with −0.7% in June 2026.
The level stood at 2,907.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.7% (Jan 2021) to 8.1% (Jul 2016), averaging −1.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.M.SA.GRP-SELFEMPLOYED.ITEM-YCBQ.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-self-employed-full-time-all-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 2,907.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| June 2026 | 2,936.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| May 2026 | 2,913.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| April 2026 | 2,900.0 thousands | −1.7 |
| March 2026 | 2,938.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| February 2026 | 2,984.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| January 2026 | 2,938.0 thousands | −1.7 |
| December 2025 | 2,902.0 thousands | −2.4 |
| November 2025 | 2,885.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| October 2025 | 2,876.0 thousands | −3.3 |
| September 2025 | 2,902.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| August 2025 | 2,917.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| July 2025 | 2,940.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| June 2025 | 2,957.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| May 2025 | 2,949.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| April 2025 | 2,951.0 thousands | 0.03 |
| March 2025 | 2,925.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| February 2025 | 2,949.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| January 2025 | 2,989.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| December 2024 | 2,974.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| November 2024 | 2,960.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| October 2024 | 2,974.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| September 2024 | 2,947.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| August 2024 | 2,912.0 thousands | −0.5 |

## API

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

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