# Labor Force: Ballard County, KY (U)

Labor Force: Ballard County, KY (U) was up 1.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 3,526.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.8% (Jun 2020) to 6.7% (Jun 2021), averaging −0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY-21007.LF.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/labor-force-ballard-county-ky-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 3,526.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 3,502.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 3,495.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 3,482.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 3,463.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 3,454.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 3,447.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 3,441.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 3,428.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 3,496.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 3,522.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 3,481.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| August 2025 | 3,498.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| July 2025 | 3,514.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| June 2025 | 3,537.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| May 2025 | 3,482.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| April 2025 | 3,501.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| March 2025 | 3,491.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| February 2025 | 3,484.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| January 2025 | 3,517.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| December 2024 | 3,461.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| November 2024 | 3,485.0 thousands | 2.5 |
| October 2024 | 3,457.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| September 2024 | 3,436.0 thousands | 1.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21007.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21007.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```