# United Kingdom Private Sector Employment excl major reclassifications: UK; HC; SA; Thousands ()

United Kingdom Private Sector Employment excl major reclassifications: UK; HC; SA; Thousands () was up 0.8% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 1.2% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 28,519 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.4% (Q4 2020) to 2.3% (Q2 2016), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-MFZ2.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1999-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (110 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/private-sector-employment-excl-major-reclassifications-uk-hc-sa-uk-emp-q-sa-item-mfz2-measure-level

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 28,519 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q1 2026 | 28,463 thousands | 1.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 28,370 thousands | 1.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 28,285 thousands | 1.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 28,306 thousands | 2.1 |
| Q1 2025 | 28,116 thousands | 2.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 28,033 thousands | 1.9 |
| Q3 2024 | 27,900 thousands | 1.1 |
| Q2 2024 | 27,714 thousands | 0.7 |
| Q1 2024 | 27,517 thousands | −1.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 27,517 thousands | 0.02 |
| Q3 2023 | 27,597 thousands | 0.9 |
| Q2 2023 | 27,533 thousands | 0.9 |
| Q1 2023 | 27,790 thousands | 1.9 |
| Q4 2022 | 27,512 thousands | 1.3 |
| Q3 2022 | 27,354 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q2 2022 | 27,293 thousands | 1.2 |
| Q1 2022 | 27,282 thousands | 1.9 |
| Q4 2021 | 27,163 thousands | 1.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 27,140 thousands | 0.9 |
| Q2 2021 | 26,975 thousands | −0.7 |
| Q1 2021 | 26,783 thousands | −2.4 |
| Q4 2020 | 26,820 thousands | −3.4 |
| Q3 2020 | 26,906 thousands | −2.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-MFZ2.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-MFZ2.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```