# United Kingdom Private Sector Employment: UK; HC; NSA; Thousands ()

United Kingdom Private Sector Employment: UK; HC; NSA; Thousands () was up 0.7% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 1.2% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 28,285 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since Q1 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.6% (Q4 2020) to 2.4% (Q2 2016), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.PRIVSEC.Q.NSA.MEASURE-HC`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-04-01 (137 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/private-sector-employment-uk-hc-nsa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 28,285 thousands | 0.7 |
| Q1 2026 | 28,203 thousands | 1.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 28,084 thousands | 1.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 28,087 thousands | 1.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 28,084 thousands | 2.1 |
| Q1 2025 | 27,862 thousands | 2.3 |
| Q4 2024 | 27,751 thousands | 2.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 27,711 thousands | 1.2 |
| Q2 2024 | 27,497 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q1 2024 | 27,229 thousands | −1.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 27,204 thousands | −0.05 |
| Q3 2023 | 27,372 thousands | 0.9 |
| Q2 2023 | 27,274 thousands | 0.9 |
| Q1 2023 | 27,505 thousands | 1.9 |
| Q4 2022 | 27,217 thousands | 1.2 |
| Q3 2022 | 27,132 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q2 2022 | 27,029 thousands | 1.2 |
| Q1 2022 | 26,991 thousands | 1.9 |
| Q4 2021 | 26,885 thousands | 1.2 |
| Q3 2021 | 26,911 thousands | 0.9 |
| Q2 2021 | 26,702 thousands | −0.7 |
| Q1 2021 | 26,485 thousands | −2.6 |
| Q4 2020 | 26,565 thousands | −3.6 |
| Q3 2020 | 26,670 thousands | −2.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.PRIVSEC.Q.NSA.MEASURE-HC"

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