# United Kingdom Workforce Jobs SA : E Water supply, sewerage, waste & remediation (thousands) ()

United Kingdom Workforce Jobs SA : E Water supply, sewerage, waste & remediation (thousands) () was up 2.9% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 0.4% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 247.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since Q4 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.6% (Q2 2024) to 9.8% (Q4 2016), averaging 2.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-JWR9.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-e-water-supply-sewerage-waste-and-remediation

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 247.0 thousands | 2.9 |
| Q1 2026 | 246.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| Q4 2025 | 241.0 thousands | −2.4 |
| Q3 2025 | 240.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| Q2 2025 | 240.0 thousands | −0.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 245.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| Q4 2024 | 247.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 242.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 241.0 thousands | −3.6 |
| Q1 2024 | 244.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| Q4 2023 | 239.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| Q3 2023 | 242.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 250.0 thousands | 5.5 |
| Q1 2023 | 251.0 thousands | 5.0 |
| Q4 2022 | 241.0 thousands | 4.3 |
| Q3 2022 | 240.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| Q2 2022 | 237.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 239.0 thousands | 9.6 |
| Q4 2021 | 231.0 thousands | 3.6 |
| Q3 2021 | 235.0 thousands | 5.4 |
| Q2 2021 | 230.0 thousands | 5.5 |
| Q1 2021 | 218.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| Q4 2020 | 223.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| Q3 2020 | 223.0 thousands | 1.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-JWR9.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-JWR9.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```