# Employment: Harlan County, KY (U)

Employment: Harlan County, KY (U) was down 1.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 7,221.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since December 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.9% (Oct 2015) to 14.6% (Oct 2016), averaging 1.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY-21095.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-harlan-county-ky-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 7,221.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 7,144.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 7,133.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 7,090.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 7,149.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 7,165.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 7,176.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 7,140.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 7,072.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 7,334.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 7,269.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 7,126.0 thousands | −1.9 |
| August 2025 | 7,123.0 thousands | −1.8 |
| July 2025 | 7,134.0 thousands | −0.4 |
| June 2025 | 7,282.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| May 2025 | 7,240.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| April 2025 | 7,342.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| March 2025 | 7,325.0 thousands | 4.0 |
| February 2025 | 7,288.0 thousands | 4.4 |
| January 2025 | 7,252.0 thousands | 4.9 |
| December 2024 | 7,289.0 thousands | 3.2 |
| November 2024 | 7,218.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| October 2024 | 7,217.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| September 2024 | 7,263.0 thousands | 3.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21095.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21095.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```