# United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hrs of work: Self-employed: 16 to 30 hrs: : All: 000s: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hrs of work: Self-employed: 16 to 30 hrs: : All: 000s: SA () was up 6.9% year on year in July 2026, compared with 9.4% in June 2026.
The level stood at 1,115.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.0% (Dec 2023) to 13.2% (Nov 2022), averaging 0.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HOURS.M.SA.GRP-SELFEMPLOYED.ITEM-YCEW.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-self-employed-16-to-30-hrs-all-000s-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 1,115.0 thousands | 6.9 |
| June 2026 | 1,144.0 thousands | 9.4 |
| May 2026 | 1,174.0 thousands | 11.5 |
| April 2026 | 1,181.0 thousands | 9.7 |
| March 2026 | 1,191.0 thousands | 10.2 |
| February 2026 | 1,136.0 thousands | 6.4 |
| January 2026 | 1,135.0 thousands | 5.8 |
| December 2025 | 1,064.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| November 2025 | 1,086.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| October 2025 | 1,071.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| September 2025 | 1,065.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| August 2025 | 1,034.0 thousands | −4.6 |
| July 2025 | 1,043.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| June 2025 | 1,046.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| May 2025 | 1,053.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| April 2025 | 1,077.0 thousands | 3.5 |
| March 2025 | 1,081.0 thousands | 2.9 |
| February 2025 | 1,068.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| January 2025 | 1,073.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| December 2024 | 1,057.0 thousands | 4.0 |
| November 2024 | 1,080.0 thousands | 3.6 |
| October 2024 | 1,085.0 thousands | 7.4 |
| September 2024 | 1,092.0 thousands | 9.9 |
| August 2024 | 1,084.0 thousands | 8.7 |

## API

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

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