# United Kingdom Total employment (LFS); UK; HC; SA; Thousands ()

United Kingdom Total employment (LFS); UK; HC; SA; Thousands () was up 0.7% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 1.1% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 34,478 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since Q1 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.5% (Q4 2020) to 2.0% (Q1 2025), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-G7GO.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1999-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (110 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/total-employment-lfs-uk-hc-sa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 34,478 thousands | 0.7 |
| Q1 2026 | 34,411 thousands | 1.1 |
| Q4 2025 | 34,312 thousands | 1.1 |
| Q3 2025 | 34,222 thousands | 1.3 |
| Q2 2025 | 34,235 thousands | 2.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 34,028 thousands | 2.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 33,934 thousands | 1.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 33,783 thousands | 1.2 |
| Q2 2024 | 33,572 thousands | 0.9 |
| Q1 2024 | 33,355 thousands | −0.4 |
| Q4 2023 | 33,325 thousands | 0.5 |
| Q3 2023 | 33,375 thousands | 1.2 |
| Q2 2023 | 33,262 thousands | 1.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 33,480 thousands | 1.8 |
| Q4 2022 | 33,165 thousands | 1.3 |
| Q3 2022 | 32,980 thousands | 0.9 |
| Q2 2022 | 32,903 thousands | 1.2 |
| Q1 2022 | 32,878 thousands | 1.7 |
| Q4 2021 | 32,740 thousands | 1.5 |
| Q3 2021 | 32,699 thousands | 1.2 |
| Q2 2021 | 32,516 thousands | −0.2 |
| Q1 2021 | 32,313 thousands | −1.5 |
| Q4 2020 | 32,271 thousands | −2.5 |
| Q3 2020 | 32,326 thousands | −1.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-G7GO.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-G7GO.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```