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

United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hrs of work: Self-employed: Less than 6 hrs: : All: 000s: SA () was up 8.5% year on year in July 2026, compared with 13.7% in June 2026.
The level stood at 192.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −32.8% (Aug 2020) to 61.5% (Apr 2025), averaging 3.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HOURS.M.SA.GRP-SELFEMPLOYED.ITEM-YCEQ.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-less-than-6-hrs-all-000s-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 192.0 thousands | 8.5 |
| June 2026 | 207.0 thousands | 13.7 |
| May 2026 | 205.0 thousands | 11.4 |
| April 2026 | 198.0 thousands | 4.8 |
| March 2026 | 200.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| February 2026 | 197.0 thousands | −4.8 |
| January 2026 | 185.0 thousands | −11.9 |
| December 2025 | 188.0 thousands | −2.1 |
| November 2025 | 186.0 thousands | −2.6 |
| October 2025 | 198.0 thousands | 11.9 |
| September 2025 | 179.0 thousands | 2.9 |
| August 2025 | 185.0 thousands | 15.6 |
| July 2025 | 177.0 thousands | 4.7 |
| June 2025 | 182.0 thousands | 11.7 |
| May 2025 | 184.0 thousands | 24.3 |
| April 2025 | 189.0 thousands | 61.5 |
| March 2025 | 203.0 thousands | 53.8 |
| February 2025 | 207.0 thousands | 58.0 |
| January 2025 | 210.0 thousands | 47.9 |
| December 2024 | 192.0 thousands | 33.3 |
| November 2024 | 191.0 thousands | 30.8 |
| October 2024 | 177.0 thousands | 23.8 |
| September 2024 | 174.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| August 2024 | 160.0 thousands | −11.1 |

## API

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

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