# United Kingdom Workforce Jobs SA : J Information & communication (thousands) ()

United Kingdom Workforce Jobs SA : J Information & communication (thousands) () was up 0.4% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with −3.4% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 1,606.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.4% (Q4 2025) to 7.6% (Q2 2022), averaging 1.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-JWS6.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-j-information-and-communication-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 1,606.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,579.0 thousands | −3.4 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,594.0 thousands | −4.4 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,599.0 thousands | −3.5 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,600.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,635.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,668.0 thousands | 2.5 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,657.0 thousands | 4.5 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,625.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,622.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,628.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,585.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,643.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,647.0 thousands | 4.7 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,623.0 thousands | 3.8 |
| Q3 2022 | 1,626.0 thousands | 5.9 |
| Q2 2022 | 1,611.0 thousands | 7.6 |
| Q1 2022 | 1,573.0 thousands | 3.9 |
| Q4 2021 | 1,564.0 thousands | 3.6 |
| Q3 2021 | 1,535.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 1,497.0 thousands | −2.0 |
| Q1 2021 | 1,514.0 thousands | −2.4 |
| Q4 2020 | 1,509.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| Q3 2020 | 1,519.0 thousands | 0.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-JWS6.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-JWS6.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```