# Labor Force: Bell County, KY (U)

Labor Force: Bell County, KY (U) was up 0.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 7,565.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.4% (Jul 2016) to 4.4% (Jun 2021), averaging −1.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY-21013.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-bell-county-ky-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 7,565.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 7,468.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 7,509.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 7,487.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 7,432.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 7,435.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 7,458.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 7,412.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 7,393.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 7,541.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 7,595.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 7,450.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| August 2025 | 7,471.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| July 2025 | 7,555.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| June 2025 | 7,565.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| May 2025 | 7,472.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| April 2025 | 7,522.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| March 2025 | 7,594.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| February 2025 | 7,513.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| January 2025 | 7,567.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| December 2024 | 7,443.0 thousands | −0.4 |
| November 2024 | 7,537.0 thousands | −0.07 |
| October 2024 | 7,545.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| September 2024 | 7,418.0 thousands | −1.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21013.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21013.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```