# United Kingdom Workforce Jobs SA : B Mining & quarrying (thousands) ()

United Kingdom Workforce Jobs SA : B Mining & quarrying (thousands) () was up 8.0% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with −3.5% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 54.00 thousands.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −22.1% (Q1 2021) to 11.8% (Q1 2023), averaging −2.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-JWR6.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1978-04-01 to 2026-04-01 (193 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/workforce-jobs-sa-b-mining-and-quarrying-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 54.00 thousands | 8.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 55.00 thousands | −3.5 |
| Q4 2025 | 51.00 thousands | −5.6 |
| Q3 2025 | 51.00 thousands | −1.9 |
| Q2 2025 | 50.00 thousands | −7.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 57.00 thousands | 11.8 |
| Q4 2024 | 54.00 thousands | 3.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 52.00 thousands | 2.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 54.00 thousands | 3.8 |
| Q1 2024 | 51.00 thousands | −10.5 |
| Q4 2023 | 52.00 thousands | −1.9 |
| Q3 2023 | 51.00 thousands | −1.9 |
| Q2 2023 | 52.00 thousands | 2.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 57.00 thousands | 11.8 |
| Q4 2022 | 53.00 thousands | 3.9 |
| Q3 2022 | 52.00 thousands | 0.0 |
| Q2 2022 | 51.00 thousands | −3.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 51.00 thousands | −3.8 |
| Q4 2021 | 51.00 thousands | −3.8 |
| Q3 2021 | 52.00 thousands | −3.7 |
| Q2 2021 | 53.00 thousands | −13.1 |
| Q1 2021 | 53.00 thousands | −22.1 |
| Q4 2020 | 53.00 thousands | −14.5 |
| Q3 2020 | 54.00 thousands | −11.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-JWR6.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-JWR6.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```