# United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hrs of work: Self-employed: Over 45 hrs: : All: 000s: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hrs of work: Self-employed: Over 45 hrs: : All: 000s: SA () was up 1.7% year on year in July 2026, compared with 2.5% in June 2026.
The level stood at 933.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −25.0% (Jan 2021) to 9.5% (Sep 2024), averaging −3.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HOURS.M.SA.GRP-SELFEMPLOYED.ITEM-YCFC.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-over-45-hrs-all-000s-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 933.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| June 2026 | 941.0 thousands | 2.5 |
| May 2026 | 902.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| April 2026 | 888.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| March 2026 | 897.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| February 2026 | 917.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| January 2026 | 874.0 thousands | −5.4 |
| December 2025 | 890.0 thousands | −2.4 |
| November 2025 | 901.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| October 2025 | 902.0 thousands | −3.7 |
| September 2025 | 897.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| August 2025 | 903.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| July 2025 | 917.0 thousands | 5.8 |
| June 2025 | 918.0 thousands | 4.9 |
| May 2025 | 909.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| April 2025 | 899.0 thousands | −2.0 |
| March 2025 | 891.0 thousands | −4.0 |
| February 2025 | 914.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| January 2025 | 924.0 thousands | −3.0 |
| December 2024 | 912.0 thousands | −4.9 |
| November 2024 | 908.0 thousands | −2.6 |
| October 2024 | 937.0 thousands | 5.9 |
| September 2024 | 926.0 thousands | 9.5 |
| August 2024 | 895.0 thousands | 3.6 |

## API

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

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