# Kentucky Unemployment Level

Kentucky Unemployment Level was down 8.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −7.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 99,501 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since July 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −73.1% (Apr 2021) to 301.0% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY.UNEMPLVL.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-unemployment-level

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 99,501 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 99,274 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 99,635 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 98,183 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 93,409 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 89,626 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 88,021 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 88,830 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 90,244 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 92,583 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 92,636 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 94,672 thousands | −8.9 |
| August 2025 | 96,081 thousands | −7.3 |
| July 2025 | 97,234 thousands | −5.5 |
| June 2025 | 97,950 thousands | −3.9 |
| May 2025 | 98,404 thousands | −2.2 |
| April 2025 | 99,195 thousands | 0.10 |
| March 2025 | 100,286 thousands | 2.8 |
| February 2025 | 101,289 thousands | 5.3 |
| January 2025 | 101,972 thousands | 7.2 |
| December 2024 | 102,566 thousands | 9.3 |
| November 2024 | 103,194 thousands | 11.7 |
| October 2024 | 103,763 thousands | 14.2 |
| September 2024 | 103,976 thousands | 16.0 |

## API

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

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