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

United Kingdom Private Sector Employment: UK; HC; SA; Thousands () was up 0.7% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 1.2% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 28,271 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.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-G7K5.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-uk-hc-sa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 28,271 thousands | 0.7 |
| Q1 2026 | 28,215 thousands | 1.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 28,121 thousands | 1.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 28,039 thousands | 1.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 28,061 thousands | 2.1 |
| Q1 2025 | 27,872 thousands | 2.3 |
| Q4 2024 | 27,788 thousands | 2.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 27,661 thousands | 1.2 |
| Q2 2024 | 27,476 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q1 2024 | 27,239 thousands | −1.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 27,236 thousands | 0.00 |
| Q3 2023 | 27,320 thousands | 0.9 |
| Q2 2023 | 27,255 thousands | 0.9 |
| Q1 2023 | 27,517 thousands | 1.9 |
| Q4 2022 | 27,235 thousands | 1.3 |
| Q3 2022 | 27,081 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q2 2022 | 27,018 thousands | 1.2 |
| Q1 2022 | 27,008 thousands | 1.9 |
| Q4 2021 | 26,883 thousands | 1.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 26,863 thousands | 0.9 |
| Q2 2021 | 26,697 thousands | −0.7 |
| Q1 2021 | 26,504 thousands | −2.6 |
| Q4 2020 | 26,540 thousands | −3.6 |
| Q3 2020 | 26,627 thousands | −2.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-G7K5.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-G7K5.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```