# Labor Force: Lee County, KY (U)

Labor Force: Lee County, KY (U) was up 2.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,618.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.1% (Sep 2015) to 23.4% (Oct 2016), averaging 2.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY-21129.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-lee-county-ky-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,618.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,640.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,613.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,610.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,608.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,588.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,623.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,609.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,611.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,583.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,639.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,552.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| August 2025 | 2,565.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| July 2025 | 2,586.0 thousands | 3.2 |
| June 2025 | 2,611.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| May 2025 | 2,598.0 thousands | 4.0 |
| April 2025 | 2,567.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| March 2025 | 2,605.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| February 2025 | 2,583.0 thousands | −2.0 |
| January 2025 | 2,570.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| December 2024 | 2,497.0 thousands | 2.9 |
| November 2024 | 2,530.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| October 2024 | 2,522.0 thousands | 4.2 |
| September 2024 | 2,503.0 thousands | 2.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21129.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21129.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```