# United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hours of work: Employees: 31 up to 45 hrs: : All: %: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hours of work: Employees: 31 up to 45 hrs: : All: %: SA () was 62.6% in July 2026, down 0.1 percentage points from June 2026 and down 0.3 percentage points from a year earlier.
That is the lowest reading since February 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 54.9% (Jul 2016) to 63.4% (Feb 2026), averaging 59.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HOURS.M.SA.GRP-EMPLOYEE.ITEM-LWZS.MEASURE-RATE`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (412 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-usual-weekly-hours-of-work-employees-31-up-to-45-hrs-all-pct-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 62.6% |
| June 2026 | 62.7% |
| May 2026 | 63.0% |
| April 2026 | 63.2% |
| March 2026 | 63.4% |
| February 2026 | 63.4% |
| January 2026 | 63.3% |
| December 2025 | 62.9% |
| November 2025 | 62.8% |
| October 2025 | 62.7% |
| September 2025 | 62.8% |
| August 2025 | 62.8% |
| July 2025 | 62.9% |
| June 2025 | 62.9% |
| May 2025 | 63.1% |
| April 2025 | 63.0% |
| March 2025 | 62.9% |
| February 2025 | 62.6% |
| January 2025 | 62.8% |
| December 2024 | 62.9% |
| November 2024 | 62.8% |
| October 2024 | 62.8% |
| September 2024 | 62.3% |
| August 2024 | 62.2% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.HOURS.M.SA.GRP-EMPLOYEE.ITEM-LWZS.MEASURE-RATE"

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