# United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hrs of work: Employees: Over 45 hrs: : Male: 000s: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hrs of work: Employees: Over 45 hrs: : Male: 000s: SA () was up 6.8% year on year in July 2026, compared with 6.1% in June 2026.
The level stood at 2,794.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since the series began in April 1992.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.1% (Oct 2020) to 6.8% (Jul 2026), averaging −2.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HOURS.M.SA.GRP-EMPLOYEE.ITEM-YCEO.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-over-45-hrs-male-000s-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 2,794.0 thousands | 6.8 |
| June 2026 | 2,769.0 thousands | 6.1 |
| May 2026 | 2,702.0 thousands | 4.0 |
| April 2026 | 2,691.0 thousands | 3.5 |
| March 2026 | 2,629.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| February 2026 | 2,605.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| January 2026 | 2,622.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| December 2025 | 2,648.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| November 2025 | 2,685.0 thousands | 3.2 |
| October 2025 | 2,702.0 thousands | 3.2 |
| September 2025 | 2,681.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| August 2025 | 2,673.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| July 2025 | 2,616.0 thousands | −3.7 |
| June 2025 | 2,610.0 thousands | −2.4 |
| May 2025 | 2,598.0 thousands | −3.5 |
| April 2025 | 2,600.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| March 2025 | 2,617.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| February 2025 | 2,598.0 thousands | −3.2 |
| January 2025 | 2,600.0 thousands | −2.3 |
| December 2024 | 2,614.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| November 2024 | 2,601.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| October 2024 | 2,618.0 thousands | 2.9 |
| September 2024 | 2,656.0 thousands | 6.5 |
| August 2024 | 2,673.0 thousands | 5.7 |

## API

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

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