# United Kingdom LFS: Temporary employees: : All: Thousands: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Temporary employees: : All: Thousands: SA () was up 0.5% year on year in July 2026, compared with 2.7% in June 2026.
The level stood at 1,604.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.6% (Jan 2024) to 15.9% (Aug 2021), averaging 0.05%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.TEMPWORK.M.SA.GRP-TEMPORARY.ITEM-YCBZ.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-temporary-employees-all-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 1,604.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| June 2026 | 1,622.0 thousands | 2.7 |
| May 2026 | 1,610.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| April 2026 | 1,600.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| March 2026 | 1,566.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| February 2026 | 1,610.0 thousands | 2.7 |
| January 2026 | 1,626.0 thousands | 4.8 |
| December 2025 | 1,642.0 thousands | 7.7 |
| November 2025 | 1,645.0 thousands | 10.6 |
| October 2025 | 1,670.0 thousands | 10.8 |
| September 2025 | 1,625.0 thousands | 5.3 |
| August 2025 | 1,638.0 thousands | 6.9 |
| July 2025 | 1,596.0 thousands | 3.6 |
| June 2025 | 1,580.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| May 2025 | 1,580.0 thousands | 4.8 |
| April 2025 | 1,588.0 thousands | 8.6 |
| March 2025 | 1,606.0 thousands | 10.5 |
| February 2025 | 1,568.0 thousands | 7.5 |
| January 2025 | 1,551.0 thousands | 7.3 |
| December 2024 | 1,525.0 thousands | 5.2 |
| November 2024 | 1,488.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| October 2024 | 1,507.0 thousands | −0.4 |
| September 2024 | 1,543.0 thousands | −4.0 |
| August 2024 | 1,532.0 thousands | −7.2 |

## API

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

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