# Labor Force: Laurel County, KY (U)

Labor Force: Laurel County, KY (U) was down 1.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 23,217 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.3% (Jul 2023) to 6.8% (Apr 2017), averaging 0.07%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY-21125.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-laurel-county-ky-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 23,217 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 23,231 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 23,321 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 23,398 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 23,312 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 22,906 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 23,209 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 23,212 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 23,126 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 23,553 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 23,577 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 23,221 thousands | −1.3 |
| August 2025 | 23,521 thousands | −1.2 |
| July 2025 | 23,338 thousands | −1.7 |
| June 2025 | 23,784 thousands | −0.4 |
| May 2025 | 23,725 thousands | 0.8 |
| April 2025 | 23,673 thousands | 0.9 |
| March 2025 | 23,635 thousands | 0.7 |
| February 2025 | 23,768 thousands | 1.4 |
| January 2025 | 23,935 thousands | 1.8 |
| December 2024 | 23,668 thousands | 1.9 |
| November 2024 | 23,816 thousands | 2.6 |
| October 2024 | 23,889 thousands | 3.0 |
| September 2024 | 23,530 thousands | 1.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21125.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21125.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```