# Employment: Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 275,745 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since June 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.2% (Apr 2020) to 13.1% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-30460.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-lexington-fayette-ky-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 275,745 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 275,358 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 273,723 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 269,449 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 270,094 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 270,986 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 269,777 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 267,372 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 267,383 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 275,356 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 274,836 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 273,157 thousands | 1.4 |
| August 2025 | 272,766 thousands | 1.8 |
| July 2025 | 270,415 thousands | 1.5 |
| June 2025 | 272,284 thousands | 2.2 |
| May 2025 | 270,559 thousands | 1.6 |
| April 2025 | 273,835 thousands | 1.8 |
| March 2025 | 269,650 thousands | 1.4 |
| February 2025 | 268,121 thousands | 1.6 |
| January 2025 | 267,001 thousands | 1.6 |
| December 2024 | 268,876 thousands | 2.0 |
| November 2024 | 269,514 thousands | 1.7 |
| October 2024 | 270,167 thousands | 2.1 |
| September 2024 | 269,288 thousands | 2.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-30460.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-30460.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```