# Labor Force: Harlan County, KY (U)

Labor Force: Harlan County, KY (U) was down 1.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 7,725.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since December 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.5% (Sep 2015) to 13.1% (Sep 2016), averaging 0.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY-21095.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-harlan-county-ky-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 7,725.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 7,590.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 7,685.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 7,677.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 7,641.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 7,584.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 7,639.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 7,603.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 7,515.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 7,718.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 7,703.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 7,642.0 thousands | −1.9 |
| August 2025 | 7,639.0 thousands | −1.8 |
| July 2025 | 7,749.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| June 2025 | 7,879.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| May 2025 | 7,772.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| April 2025 | 7,817.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| March 2025 | 7,889.0 thousands | 4.7 |
| February 2025 | 7,850.0 thousands | 5.0 |
| January 2025 | 7,843.0 thousands | 6.5 |
| December 2024 | 7,835.0 thousands | 4.9 |
| November 2024 | 7,785.0 thousands | 4.8 |
| October 2024 | 7,777.0 thousands | 5.0 |
| September 2024 | 7,791.0 thousands | 5.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21095.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21095.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```