# United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hours of work: Self-employed: 31 up to 45 hrs: : Male: %: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hours of work: Self-employed: 31 up to 45 hrs: : Male: %: SA () was 44.1% in July 2026, up 0.2 percentage points from June 2026 and down 2.3 percentage points from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 42.6% (Nov 2016) to 49.1% (Sep 2023), averaging 46.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HOURS.M.SA.GRP-SELFEMPLOYED.ITEM-LZJI.MEASURE-RATE.SEX-M`
- 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-self-employed-31-up-to-45-hrs-male-pct-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 44.1% |
| June 2026 | 43.9% |
| May 2026 | 45.0% |
| April 2026 | 44.8% |
| March 2026 | 45.4% |
| February 2026 | 45.5% |
| January 2026 | 46.8% |
| December 2025 | 47.2% |
| November 2025 | 46.4% |
| October 2025 | 46.8% |
| September 2025 | 46.8% |
| August 2025 | 46.8% |
| July 2025 | 46.4% |
| June 2025 | 47.5% |
| May 2025 | 47.4% |
| April 2025 | 47.6% |
| March 2025 | 46.5% |
| February 2025 | 46.7% |
| January 2025 | 46.4% |
| December 2024 | 46.7% |
| November 2024 | 46.2% |
| October 2024 | 45.9% |
| September 2024 | 45.5% |
| August 2024 | 46.3% |

## API

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

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