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

United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hrs of work: Self-employed: 6 up to 15 hrs: : Male: 000s: SA () was up 8.3% year on year in July 2026, compared with 12.8% in June 2026.
The level stood at 209.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −35.2% (May 2020) to 33.6% (May 2021), averaging 3.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HOURS.M.SA.GRP-SELFEMPLOYED.ITEM-YCEU.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M`
- 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-male-000s-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 209.0 thousands | 8.3 |
| June 2026 | 203.0 thousands | 12.8 |
| May 2026 | 170.0 thousands | −12.4 |
| April 2026 | 178.0 thousands | −4.3 |
| March 2026 | 187.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| February 2026 | 187.0 thousands | 6.9 |
| January 2026 | 178.0 thousands | 2.9 |
| December 2025 | 173.0 thousands | −3.4 |
| November 2025 | 177.0 thousands | −3.3 |
| October 2025 | 178.0 thousands | 6.0 |
| September 2025 | 180.0 thousands | 7.8 |
| August 2025 | 191.0 thousands | 20.1 |
| July 2025 | 193.0 thousands | 11.6 |
| June 2025 | 180.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| May 2025 | 194.0 thousands | −3.5 |
| April 2025 | 186.0 thousands | −3.6 |
| March 2025 | 185.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| February 2025 | 175.0 thousands | 8.7 |
| January 2025 | 173.0 thousands | 8.1 |
| December 2024 | 179.0 thousands | 14.0 |
| November 2024 | 183.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| October 2024 | 168.0 thousands | −5.6 |
| September 2024 | 167.0 thousands | −5.1 |
| August 2024 | 159.0 thousands | −14.1 |

## API

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

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