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

United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hrs of work: In employment: Over 45 hrs: : Male: 000s: SA () was up 5.7% year on year in July 2026, compared with 5.8% in June 2026.
The level stood at 3,561.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.3% (Oct 2020) to 6.3% (Sep 2024), averaging −2.9%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 3,561.0 thousands | 5.7 |
| June 2026 | 3,550.0 thousands | 5.8 |
| May 2026 | 3,455.0 thousands | 3.8 |
| April 2026 | 3,437.0 thousands | 3.1 |
| March 2026 | 3,370.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| February 2026 | 3,348.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| January 2026 | 3,329.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| December 2025 | 3,358.0 thousands | −0.1 |
| November 2025 | 3,410.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| October 2025 | 3,422.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| September 2025 | 3,407.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| August 2025 | 3,408.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| July 2025 | 3,370.0 thousands | −1.6 |
| June 2025 | 3,355.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| May 2025 | 3,330.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| April 2025 | 3,334.0 thousands | −2.4 |
| March 2025 | 3,353.0 thousands | −1.9 |
| February 2025 | 3,355.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| January 2025 | 3,363.0 thousands | −1.8 |
| December 2024 | 3,363.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| November 2024 | 3,357.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| October 2024 | 3,388.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| September 2024 | 3,407.0 thousands | 6.3 |
| August 2024 | 3,400.0 thousands | 4.4 |

## API

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

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