# Kentucky Labor Force

Kentucky Labor Force was up 0.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,116,455 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since July 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.8% (Jun 2020) to 5.0% (Jun 2021), averaging 0.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY.LF.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (368 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/kentucky-labor-force

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,116,455 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,109,507 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,103,891 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,097,654 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,097,065 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,097,596 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,103,533 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,108,666 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,114,539 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,119,991 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,120,091 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,118,090 thousands | 0.5 |
| August 2025 | 2,116,407 thousands | 0.6 |
| July 2025 | 2,115,132 thousands | 0.7 |
| June 2025 | 2,114,206 thousands | 0.9 |
| May 2025 | 2,113,717 thousands | 1.1 |
| April 2025 | 2,113,284 thousands | 1.3 |
| March 2025 | 2,112,671 thousands | 1.5 |
| February 2025 | 2,111,807 thousands | 1.7 |
| January 2025 | 2,110,828 thousands | 1.8 |
| December 2024 | 2,110,182 thousands | 2.0 |
| November 2024 | 2,109,809 thousands | 2.2 |
| October 2024 | 2,109,114 thousands | 2.3 |
| September 2024 | 2,107,433 thousands | 2.3 |

## API

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

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