# United Kingdom Workforce jobs SA : South East (thousands) ()

United Kingdom Workforce jobs SA : South East (thousands) () was down 0.5% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with −0.5% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 5,019.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.1% (Q4 2020) to 4.5% (Q2 2019), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-JWU8.MEASURE-LEVEL.REGION-EAST`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (122 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/workforce-jobs-sa-south-east-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 5,019.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| Q1 2026 | 5,052.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| Q4 2025 | 4,946.0 thousands | −1.4 |
| Q3 2025 | 5,029.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q2 2025 | 5,043.0 thousands | −0.08 |
| Q1 2025 | 5,079.0 thousands | 0.1 |
| Q4 2024 | 5,015.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 4,988.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 5,047.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| Q1 2024 | 5,072.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 5,079.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| Q3 2023 | 5,038.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| Q2 2023 | 5,014.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 4,979.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 4,933.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| Q3 2022 | 4,908.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| Q2 2022 | 4,909.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 4,912.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| Q4 2021 | 4,870.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| Q3 2021 | 4,844.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 4,822.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| Q1 2021 | 4,838.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| Q4 2020 | 4,770.0 thousands | −4.1 |
| Q3 2020 | 4,759.0 thousands | −3.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-JWU8.MEASURE-LEVEL.REGION-EAST"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-JWU8.MEASURE-LEVEL.REGION-EAST",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```