# United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hrs of work: In employment: Over 45 hrs: : All: 000's: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hrs of work: In employment: Over 45 hrs: : All: 000's: SA () was up 5.1% year on year in July 2026, compared with 5.4% in June 2026.
The level stood at 5,034.0 hours.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.1% (Aug 2020) to 5.4% (Jun 2026), averaging −2.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HOURS.M.SA.ITEM-YCDY`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: hours
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (412 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-usual-weekly-hrs-of-work-in-employment-over-45-hrs-all-000-s-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 5,034.0 hours | 5.1 |
| June 2026 | 5,013.0 hours | 5.4 |
| May 2026 | 4,890.0 hours | 4.0 |
| April 2026 | 4,862.0 hours | 3.4 |
| March 2026 | 4,803.0 hours | 1.7 |
| February 2026 | 4,761.0 hours | −0.5 |
| January 2026 | 4,726.0 hours | −1.1 |
| December 2025 | 4,769.0 hours | −0.3 |
| November 2025 | 4,847.0 hours | 2.0 |
| October 2025 | 4,860.0 hours | 1.1 |
| September 2025 | 4,830.0 hours | −0.7 |
| August 2025 | 4,834.0 hours | −0.3 |
| July 2025 | 4,788.0 hours | −2.1 |
| June 2025 | 4,754.0 hours | −2.3 |
| May 2025 | 4,701.0 hours | −4.8 |
| April 2025 | 4,704.0 hours | −4.2 |
| March 2025 | 4,725.0 hours | −3.9 |
| February 2025 | 4,786.0 hours | −3.1 |
| January 2025 | 4,777.0 hours | −3.3 |
| December 2024 | 4,781.0 hours | −2.7 |
| November 2024 | 4,750.0 hours | −2.0 |
| October 2024 | 4,809.0 hours | 0.1 |
| September 2024 | 4,864.0 hours | 4.1 |
| August 2024 | 4,850.0 hours | 2.6 |

## API

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

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