# United Kingdom LFS: Temporary employees: Could not find permanent job: : Male: 000s: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Temporary employees: Could not find permanent job: : Male: 000s: SA () was up 15.8% year on year in July 2026, compared with 10.9% in June 2026.
The level stood at 213.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −29.0% (May 2022) to 43.1% (Dec 2020), averaging −2.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.TEMPWORK.M.SA.GRP-TEMPORARY.ITEM-YCCG.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M`
- 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-could-not-find-permanent-job-male-000s-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 213.0 thousands | 15.8 |
| June 2026 | 214.0 thousands | 10.9 |
| May 2026 | 209.0 thousands | 7.7 |
| April 2026 | 207.0 thousands | 6.7 |
| March 2026 | 197.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| February 2026 | 190.0 thousands | −2.1 |
| January 2026 | 194.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| December 2025 | 193.0 thousands | −3.0 |
| November 2025 | 194.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| October 2025 | 199.0 thousands | 4.7 |
| September 2025 | 187.0 thousands | −7.4 |
| August 2025 | 189.0 thousands | −4.5 |
| July 2025 | 184.0 thousands | −9.8 |
| June 2025 | 193.0 thousands | 10.9 |
| May 2025 | 194.0 thousands | 14.8 |
| April 2025 | 194.0 thousands | 19.8 |
| March 2025 | 194.0 thousands | 22.8 |
| February 2025 | 194.0 thousands | 12.8 |
| January 2025 | 197.0 thousands | 9.4 |
| December 2024 | 199.0 thousands | 13.1 |
| November 2024 | 196.0 thousands | 18.8 |
| October 2024 | 190.0 thousands | 20.3 |
| September 2024 | 202.0 thousands | 29.5 |
| August 2024 | 198.0 thousands | 27.7 |

## API

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

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