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

United Kingdom LFS: Temporary employees: Some other reason: : All: Thousands: SA () was down 1.3% year on year in July 2026, compared with 2.1% in June 2026.
The level stood at 596.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since June 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.8% (Feb 2024) to 18.1% (Mar 2017), averaging 1.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.TEMPWORK.M.SA.GRP-TEMPORARY.ITEM-YCCR.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-some-other-reason-all-thousands-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 596.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| June 2026 | 618.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| May 2026 | 633.0 thousands | 4.6 |
| April 2026 | 622.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| March 2026 | 623.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| February 2026 | 625.0 thousands | 2.5 |
| January 2026 | 646.0 thousands | 9.1 |
| December 2025 | 658.0 thousands | 11.7 |
| November 2025 | 671.0 thousands | 13.2 |
| October 2025 | 672.0 thousands | 16.7 |
| September 2025 | 644.0 thousands | 10.1 |
| August 2025 | 636.0 thousands | 10.6 |
| July 2025 | 604.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| June 2025 | 605.0 thousands | −3.5 |
| May 2025 | 605.0 thousands | −4.6 |
| April 2025 | 615.0 thousands | 5.5 |
| March 2025 | 612.0 thousands | 7.7 |
| February 2025 | 610.0 thousands | 10.5 |
| January 2025 | 592.0 thousands | 8.8 |
| December 2024 | 589.0 thousands | 8.5 |
| November 2024 | 593.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| October 2024 | 576.0 thousands | −4.6 |
| September 2024 | 585.0 thousands | −15.8 |
| August 2024 | 575.0 thousands | −18.0 |

## API

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

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