# United Kingdom LFS: Temporary employees: Did not want permanent job: : All: Thousands: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Temporary employees: Did not want permanent job: : All: Thousands: SA () was down 11.2% year on year in July 2026, compared with −9.7% in June 2026.
The level stood at 397.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since November 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −18.9% (Dec 2020) to 39.0% (Feb 2022), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.TEMPWORK.M.SA.GRP-TEMPORARY.ITEM-YCCL.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-did-not-want-permanent-job-all-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 397.0 thousands | −11.2 |
| June 2026 | 402.0 thousands | −9.7 |
| May 2026 | 404.0 thousands | −7.3 |
| April 2026 | 420.0 thousands | −5.2 |
| March 2026 | 426.0 thousands | −5.1 |
| February 2026 | 440.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| January 2026 | 430.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| December 2025 | 427.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| November 2025 | 418.0 thousands | 8.0 |
| October 2025 | 435.0 thousands | 5.3 |
| September 2025 | 419.0 thousands | −1.6 |
| August 2025 | 443.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| July 2025 | 447.0 thousands | 6.7 |
| June 2025 | 445.0 thousands | 4.0 |
| May 2025 | 436.0 thousands | 4.8 |
| April 2025 | 443.0 thousands | 7.3 |
| March 2025 | 449.0 thousands | 9.2 |
| February 2025 | 438.0 thousands | 11.5 |
| January 2025 | 432.0 thousands | 5.6 |
| December 2024 | 419.0 thousands | −3.0 |
| November 2024 | 387.0 thousands | −15.3 |
| October 2024 | 413.0 thousands | −9.8 |
| September 2024 | 426.0 thousands | −6.2 |
| August 2024 | 441.0 thousands | −3.9 |

## API

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

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