# United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hrs of work: Employees: 31 up to 45 hrs: : All: 000s: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hrs of work: Employees: 31 up to 45 hrs: : All: 000s: SA () was up 0.7% year on year in July 2026, compared with 0.02% in June 2026.
The level stood at 18,752 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.05% (Apr 2024) to 5.6% (Aug 2020), averaging 2.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HOURS.M.SA.GRP-EMPLOYEE.ITEM-YCEK.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-usual-weekly-hrs-of-work-employees-31-up-to-45-hrs-all-000s-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 18,752 thousands | 0.7 |
| June 2026 | 18,652 thousands | 0.02 |
| May 2026 | 18,766 thousands | 0.4 |
| April 2026 | 18,809 thousands | 1.1 |
| March 2026 | 18,796 thousands | 1.4 |
| February 2026 | 18,788 thousands | 2.1 |
| January 2026 | 18,758 thousands | 1.6 |
| December 2025 | 18,699 thousands | 1.3 |
| November 2025 | 18,638 thousands | 1.2 |
| October 2025 | 18,632 thousands | 1.7 |
| September 2025 | 18,646 thousands | 2.4 |
| August 2025 | 18,623 thousands | 2.4 |
| July 2025 | 18,625 thousands | 2.6 |
| June 2025 | 18,649 thousands | 2.7 |
| May 2025 | 18,698 thousands | 4.0 |
| April 2025 | 18,613 thousands | 3.8 |
| March 2025 | 18,540 thousands | 3.4 |
| February 2025 | 18,400 thousands | 2.0 |
| January 2025 | 18,462 thousands | 2.8 |
| December 2024 | 18,461 thousands | 2.6 |
| November 2024 | 18,415 thousands | 2.6 |
| October 2024 | 18,328 thousands | 1.8 |
| September 2024 | 18,204 thousands | 0.7 |
| August 2024 | 18,193 thousands | 0.8 |

## API

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

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