# United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hrs of work: Self-employed: 31 to 45 hrs: : All: 000s: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hrs of work: Self-employed: 31 to 45 hrs: : All: 000s: SA () was down 2.7% year on year in July 2026, compared with −3.1% in June 2026.
The level stood at 1,707.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.4% (Dec 2020) to 14.7% (Sep 2023), averaging 0.08%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HOURS.M.SA.GRP-SELFEMPLOYED.ITEM-YCEZ.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-31-to-45-hrs-all-000s-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 1,707.0 thousands | −2.7 |
| June 2026 | 1,730.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| May 2026 | 1,750.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| April 2026 | 1,756.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| March 2026 | 1,784.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| February 2026 | 1,815.0 thousands | 3.7 |
| January 2026 | 1,802.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| December 2025 | 1,780.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| November 2025 | 1,740.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| October 2025 | 1,734.0 thousands | −2.1 |
| September 2025 | 1,734.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| August 2025 | 1,754.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| July 2025 | 1,754.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| June 2025 | 1,786.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| May 2025 | 1,766.0 thousands | −0.1 |
| April 2025 | 1,777.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| March 2025 | 1,743.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| February 2025 | 1,750.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| January 2025 | 1,766.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| December 2024 | 1,784.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| November 2024 | 1,767.0 thousands | −2.9 |
| October 2024 | 1,771.0 thousands | −3.9 |
| September 2024 | 1,742.0 thousands | −6.1 |
| August 2024 | 1,748.0 thousands | −4.9 |

## API

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

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