# United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hrs of work: Employees: Less than 6 hrs: : Male: 000s: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hrs of work: Employees: Less than 6 hrs: : Male: 000s: SA () was up 5.2% year on year in July 2026, compared with −5.7% in June 2026.
The level stood at 102.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −38.6% (Jan 2021) to 44.1% (Jan 2025), averaging 1.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HOURS.M.SA.GRP-EMPLOYEE.ITEM-YCEC.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M`
- 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-less-than-6-hrs-male-000s-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 102.0 thousands | 5.2 |
| June 2026 | 99.00 thousands | −5.7 |
| May 2026 | 103.0 thousands | 12.0 |
| April 2026 | 85.00 thousands | −7.6 |
| March 2026 | 87.00 thousands | −6.5 |
| February 2026 | 92.00 thousands | −11.5 |
| January 2026 | 92.00 thousands | −6.1 |
| December 2025 | 91.00 thousands | 3.4 |
| November 2025 | 95.00 thousands | 14.5 |
| October 2025 | 96.00 thousands | 21.5 |
| September 2025 | 92.00 thousands | 13.6 |
| August 2025 | 87.00 thousands | 10.1 |
| July 2025 | 97.00 thousands | 12.8 |
| June 2025 | 105.0 thousands | 19.3 |
| May 2025 | 92.00 thousands | 1.1 |
| April 2025 | 92.00 thousands | −7.1 |
| March 2025 | 93.00 thousands | 5.7 |
| February 2025 | 104.0 thousands | 31.6 |
| January 2025 | 98.00 thousands | 44.1 |
| December 2024 | 88.00 thousands | 7.3 |
| November 2024 | 83.00 thousands | 7.8 |
| October 2024 | 79.00 thousands | 19.7 |
| September 2024 | 81.00 thousands | 20.9 |
| August 2024 | 79.00 thousands | −1.2 |

## API

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

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