# United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hrs of work: Self-employed: 6 to 15 hrs: : Female: 000s: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hrs of work: Self-employed: 6 to 15 hrs: : Female: 000s: SA () was down 11.8% year on year in July 2026, compared with −3.5% in June 2026.
The level stood at 283.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since November 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.9% (Jan 2021) to 27.8% (Jul 2016), averaging 2.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HOURS.M.SA.GRP-SELFEMPLOYED.ITEM-YCEV.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-F`
- 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-6-to-15-hrs-female-000s-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 283.0 thousands | −11.8 |
| June 2026 | 306.0 thousands | −3.5 |
| May 2026 | 316.0 thousands | 3.6 |
| April 2026 | 324.0 thousands | 9.1 |
| March 2026 | 297.0 thousands | 3.5 |
| February 2026 | 317.0 thousands | 11.2 |
| January 2026 | 308.0 thousands | 9.6 |
| December 2025 | 309.0 thousands | 12.8 |
| November 2025 | 294.0 thousands | 9.7 |
| October 2025 | 311.0 thousands | 15.6 |
| September 2025 | 316.0 thousands | 9.3 |
| August 2025 | 317.0 thousands | 6.0 |
| July 2025 | 321.0 thousands | 9.6 |
| June 2025 | 317.0 thousands | 7.5 |
| May 2025 | 305.0 thousands | 10.5 |
| April 2025 | 297.0 thousands | 5.7 |
| March 2025 | 287.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| February 2025 | 285.0 thousands | −5.3 |
| January 2025 | 281.0 thousands | −2.1 |
| December 2024 | 274.0 thousands | −7.7 |
| November 2024 | 268.0 thousands | −13.0 |
| October 2024 | 269.0 thousands | −12.4 |
| September 2024 | 289.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| August 2024 | 299.0 thousands | 1.0 |

## API

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

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