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

United Kingdom LFS: Usual weekly hrs of work: Self-employed: Over 45 hrs: : Male: 000s: SA () was up 1.5% year on year in July 2026, compared with 3.8% in June 2026.
The level stood at 751.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −26.0% (Jan 2021) to 8.9% (Dec 2023), averaging −3.4%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 751.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| June 2026 | 766.0 thousands | 3.8 |
| May 2026 | 738.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| April 2026 | 731.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| March 2026 | 729.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| February 2026 | 745.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| January 2026 | 710.0 thousands | −5.8 |
| December 2025 | 714.0 thousands | −4.7 |
| November 2025 | 720.0 thousands | −3.6 |
| October 2025 | 719.0 thousands | −6.4 |
| September 2025 | 720.0 thousands | −4.3 |
| August 2025 | 725.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| July 2025 | 740.0 thousands | 6.0 |
| June 2025 | 738.0 thousands | 5.4 |
| May 2025 | 726.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| April 2025 | 716.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| March 2025 | 717.0 thousands | −3.9 |
| February 2025 | 743.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| January 2025 | 754.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| December 2024 | 749.0 thousands | −2.6 |
| November 2024 | 747.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| October 2024 | 768.0 thousands | 6.2 |
| September 2024 | 752.0 thousands | 6.7 |
| August 2024 | 723.0 thousands | 1.1 |

## API

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

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