# United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hrs of work: In employmt: Less than 6 hrs: : All: 000s: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hrs of work: In employmt: Less than 6 hrs: : All: 000s: SA () was up 2.7% year on year in July 2026, compared with −0.2% in June 2026.
The level stood at 498.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −30.1% (Feb 2021) to 29.6% (Feb 2025), averaging 1.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HOURS.M.SA.ITEM-YCDM.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-in-employmt-less-than-6-hrs-all-000s-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 498.0 thousands | 2.7 |
| June 2026 | 492.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| May 2026 | 504.0 thousands | 6.8 |
| April 2026 | 476.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| March 2026 | 490.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| February 2026 | 503.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| January 2026 | 492.0 thousands | −2.4 |
| December 2025 | 504.0 thousands | 7.7 |
| November 2025 | 508.0 thousands | 6.7 |
| October 2025 | 518.0 thousands | 14.9 |
| September 2025 | 480.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| August 2025 | 473.0 thousands | 4.9 |
| July 2025 | 485.0 thousands | 7.3 |
| June 2025 | 493.0 thousands | 7.9 |
| May 2025 | 472.0 thousands | 6.1 |
| April 2025 | 480.0 thousands | 10.6 |
| March 2025 | 489.0 thousands | 20.4 |
| February 2025 | 499.0 thousands | 29.6 |
| January 2025 | 504.0 thousands | 29.2 |
| December 2024 | 468.0 thousands | 15.3 |
| November 2024 | 476.0 thousands | 15.5 |
| October 2024 | 451.0 thousands | 16.2 |
| September 2024 | 468.0 thousands | 8.8 |
| August 2024 | 451.0 thousands | 0.0 |

## API

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

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