# United Kingdom Workforce Jobs SA : Q Human health & social work activities (thousands) ()

United Kingdom Workforce Jobs SA : Q Human health & social work activities (thousands) () was down 0.4% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 0.6% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 5,028.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2018.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.7% (Q2 2018) to 4.7% (Q2 2024), averaging 1.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-JWT5.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-q-human-health-and-social-work-activities-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 5,028.0 thousands | −0.4 |
| Q1 2026 | 5,095.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| Q4 2025 | 5,029.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| Q3 2025 | 5,018.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| Q2 2025 | 5,048.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 5,066.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 5,001.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 4,987.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 5,002.0 thousands | 4.7 |
| Q1 2024 | 4,939.0 thousands | 3.6 |
| Q4 2023 | 4,864.0 thousands | 3.9 |
| Q3 2023 | 4,826.0 thousands | 3.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 4,776.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 4,769.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| Q4 2022 | 4,683.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| Q3 2022 | 4,650.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| Q2 2022 | 4,635.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| Q1 2022 | 4,615.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| Q4 2021 | 4,592.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| Q3 2021 | 4,601.0 thousands | 3.2 |
| Q2 2021 | 4,583.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| Q1 2021 | 4,564.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| Q4 2020 | 4,505.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| Q3 2020 | 4,459.0 thousands | 0.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-JWT5.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-JWT5.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```