# Kentucky Unemployment Level

Kentucky Unemployment Level was down 3.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −10.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 96,403 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −74.4% (Apr 2021) to 326.0% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (368 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/kentucky-unemployment-level-not-seasonally-adjusted-monthly

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 96,403 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 90,249 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 109,893 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 119,368 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 102,152 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 87,609 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 95,878 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 99,043 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 91,443 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 74,539 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 82,400 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 93,738 thousands | −3.0 |
| August 2025 | 92,905 thousands | −10.1 |
| July 2025 | 111,314 thousands | −7.1 |
| June 2025 | 104,667 thousands | −4.6 |
| May 2025 | 93,698 thousands | −0.09 |
| April 2025 | 89,620 thousands | 1.8 |
| March 2025 | 107,641 thousands | 1.7 |
| February 2025 | 110,505 thousands | 2.2 |
| January 2025 | 109,058 thousands | 8.0 |
| December 2024 | 93,269 thousands | 10.1 |
| November 2024 | 96,395 thousands | 15.6 |
| October 2024 | 95,633 thousands | 13.8 |
| September 2024 | 96,616 thousands | 13.7 |

## API

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

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