# Employment: Bourbon County, KY (U)

Employment: Bourbon County, KY (U) was down 1.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.08% in August 2025.
The level stood at 9,678.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since December 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.8% (Apr 2020) to 12.3% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY-21017.EMP.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/employment-bourbon-county-ky-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 9,678.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 9,606.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 9,362.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 9,200.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 9,411.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 9,703.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 9,530.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 9,415.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 9,453.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 9,838.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 9,968.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 9,459.0 thousands | −1.8 |
| August 2025 | 9,582.0 thousands | 0.08 |
| July 2025 | 9,502.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| June 2025 | 9,619.0 thousands | 4.6 |
| May 2025 | 9,460.0 thousands | 0.1 |
| April 2025 | 9,808.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| March 2025 | 9,799.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| February 2025 | 9,683.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| January 2025 | 9,766.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| December 2024 | 9,554.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| November 2024 | 9,900.0 thousands | 3.5 |
| October 2024 | 9,733.0 thousands | 2.9 |
| September 2024 | 9,632.0 thousands | 3.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21017.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21017.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```