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United Kingdom LFS: Temporary employees: % could not find permanent job: : All: SA ()

MonthlySeasonally adjustedCode UK.TEMPWORK.M.SA.GRP-TEMPORARY.ITEM-YCCI.MEASURE-RATE

Latest25.7%July 2026
Previous25.6%June 2026
Year ago23.9%July 2025

United Kingdom LFS: Temporary employees: % could not find permanent job: : All: SA () was 25.7% in July 2026, up 0.10 percentage points from June 2026 and up 1.8 percentage points from a year earlier.

That is the highest reading since January 2022.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 19.7% (Mar 2024) to 33.0% (Apr 2021), averaging 25.7%.

United Kingdom LFS: Temporary employees: % could not find permanent job: : All: SA () (%), Apr 1992 – Jul 202615%20%25%30%35%40%45%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
United Kingdom LFS: Temporary employees: % could not find permanent job: : All: SA () (%), Apr 1992 – Jul 2026. Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

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Recent data

PeriodValue
July 202625.7%
June 202625.6%
May 202624.5%
April 202624.0%
March 202623.1%
February 202623.0%
January 202623.5%
December 202524.1%
November 202523.6%
October 202523.5%
September 202523.7%
August 202524.2%
July 202523.9%
June 202523.6%
May 202523.9%
April 202524.0%
March 202524.8%
February 202524.8%
January 202525.2%
December 202424.6%
November 202424.9%
October 202424.3%
September 202424.4%
August 202423.8%

Last 24 observations. The full history (412 observations) is available through the API.

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

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

Latest observationJuly 2026
First observationApril 1992
Observations412
FrequencyMonthly
Units%
AdjustmentSeasonally adjusted
10-year high33.0% (Apr 2021)
10-year low19.7% (Mar 2024)
10-year average25.7%
Source agencyUK Office for National Statistics
Makrognosis codeUK.TEMPWORK.M.SA.GRP-TEMPORARY.ITEM-YCCI.MEASURE-RATE

More United Kingdom TEMPWORK series

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FAQ

What is the current lFS: Temporary employees: % could not find permanent job: : All: SA () in United Kingdom?
The latest reading is 25.7% for July 2026, published by UK Office for National Statistics.
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from UK Office for National Statistics and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code UK.TEMPWORK.M.SA.GRP-TEMPORARY.ITEM-YCCI.MEASURE-RATE.

Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: UK Office for National Statistics. Original title: “LFS: Temporary employees: % could not find permanent job: UK: All: SA (UK)”.