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

United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hrs of work: Self-employed: Less than 6 hrs: : Male: 000s:SA () was up 8.0% year on year in July 2026, compared with 20.3% in June 2026.
The level stood at 81.00 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −43.2% (Feb 2021) to 86.8% (Mar 2023), averaging 6.7%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 81.00 thousands | 8.0 |
| June 2026 | 89.00 thousands | 20.3 |
| May 2026 | 92.00 thousands | 26.0 |
| April 2026 | 81.00 thousands | 9.5 |
| March 2026 | 82.00 thousands | −6.8 |
| February 2026 | 87.00 thousands | 4.8 |
| January 2026 | 85.00 thousands | −5.6 |
| December 2025 | 75.00 thousands | −7.4 |
| November 2025 | 70.00 thousands | −17.6 |
| October 2025 | 69.00 thousands | −13.7 |
| September 2025 | 68.00 thousands | −9.3 |
| August 2025 | 79.00 thousands | 16.2 |
| July 2025 | 75.00 thousands | 10.3 |
| June 2025 | 74.00 thousands | 17.5 |
| May 2025 | 73.00 thousands | 35.2 |
| April 2025 | 74.00 thousands | 60.9 |
| March 2025 | 88.00 thousands | 41.9 |
| February 2025 | 83.00 thousands | 36.1 |
| January 2025 | 90.00 thousands | 26.8 |
| December 2024 | 81.00 thousands | 35.0 |
| November 2024 | 85.00 thousands | 49.1 |
| October 2024 | 80.00 thousands | 48.1 |
| September 2024 | 75.00 thousands | 2.7 |
| August 2024 | 68.00 thousands | 7.9 |

## API

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

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