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

United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hrs of work: Self-employed: 6 up to 15 hrs: : All: 000s: SA () was down 4.5% year on year in July 2026, compared with 2.4% in June 2026.
The level stood at 491.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since November 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −18.2% (May 2020) to 22.4% (Jul 2016), averaging 2.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HOURS.M.SA.GRP-SELFEMPLOYED.ITEM-YCET.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-6-up-to-15-hrs-all-000s-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 491.0 thousands | −4.5 |
| June 2026 | 509.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| May 2026 | 487.0 thousands | −2.4 |
| April 2026 | 502.0 thousands | 3.9 |
| March 2026 | 484.0 thousands | 2.5 |
| February 2026 | 503.0 thousands | 9.6 |
| January 2026 | 486.0 thousands | 7.0 |
| December 2025 | 482.0 thousands | 6.4 |
| November 2025 | 471.0 thousands | 4.2 |
| October 2025 | 489.0 thousands | 11.9 |
| September 2025 | 495.0 thousands | 8.6 |
| August 2025 | 508.0 thousands | 10.7 |
| July 2025 | 514.0 thousands | 10.3 |
| June 2025 | 497.0 thousands | 4.2 |
| May 2025 | 499.0 thousands | 4.6 |
| April 2025 | 483.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| March 2025 | 472.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| February 2025 | 459.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| January 2025 | 454.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| December 2024 | 453.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| November 2024 | 452.0 thousands | −7.4 |
| October 2024 | 437.0 thousands | −9.9 |
| September 2024 | 456.0 thousands | −2.1 |
| August 2024 | 459.0 thousands | −4.6 |

## API

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

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