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

United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hrs of work: Self-employed: Less than 6 hrs: :Female:000s:SA () was up 9.9% year on year in July 2026, compared with 9.3% in June 2026.
The level stood at 111.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −35.8% (Feb 2024) to 75.7% (Feb 2025), averaging 3.1%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 111.0 thousands | 9.9 |
| June 2026 | 118.0 thousands | 9.3 |
| May 2026 | 114.0 thousands | 2.7 |
| April 2026 | 117.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| March 2026 | 118.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| February 2026 | 110.0 thousands | −10.6 |
| January 2026 | 100.0 thousands | −16.7 |
| December 2025 | 113.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| November 2025 | 116.0 thousands | 9.4 |
| October 2025 | 130.0 thousands | 32.7 |
| September 2025 | 112.0 thousands | 13.1 |
| August 2025 | 107.0 thousands | 16.3 |
| July 2025 | 101.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| June 2025 | 108.0 thousands | 8.0 |
| May 2025 | 111.0 thousands | 18.1 |
| April 2025 | 115.0 thousands | 62.0 |
| March 2025 | 115.0 thousands | 64.3 |
| February 2025 | 123.0 thousands | 75.7 |
| January 2025 | 120.0 thousands | 69.0 |
| December 2024 | 111.0 thousands | 30.6 |
| November 2024 | 106.0 thousands | 19.1 |
| October 2024 | 98.00 thousands | 10.1 |
| September 2024 | 99.00 thousands | −7.5 |
| August 2024 | 92.00 thousands | −21.4 |

## API

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

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