# Employment: Monroe County, KY (U)

Employment: Monroe County, KY (U) was down 1.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 4,303.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since June 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.6% (Apr 2020) to 6.9% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY-21171.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-monroe-county-ky-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 4,303.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 4,245.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 4,195.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 4,173.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 4,249.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 4,281.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 4,242.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 4,205.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 4,221.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 4,380.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 4,400.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 4,299.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| August 2025 | 4,345.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| July 2025 | 4,353.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| June 2025 | 4,407.0 thousands | 3.7 |
| May 2025 | 4,330.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| April 2025 | 4,397.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| March 2025 | 4,366.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| February 2025 | 4,324.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| January 2025 | 4,322.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| December 2024 | 4,314.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| November 2024 | 4,364.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| October 2024 | 4,352.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| September 2024 | 4,346.0 thousands | 2.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21171.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21171.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```