# Labor Force: McCreary County, KY (U)

Labor Force: McCreary County, KY (U) was down 0.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 5,276.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.8% (Sep 2015) to 9.0% (Jul 2016), averaging 1.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY-21147.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-mccreary-county-ky-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 5,276.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 5,100.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 5,098.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 5,202.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 5,219.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 5,186.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 5,189.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 5,210.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 5,188.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,233.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 5,248.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 5,190.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| August 2025 | 5,078.0 thousands | −1.9 |
| July 2025 | 5,096.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| June 2025 | 5,312.0 thousands | 2.5 |
| May 2025 | 5,314.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| April 2025 | 5,297.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| March 2025 | 5,353.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| February 2025 | 5,354.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| January 2025 | 5,348.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| December 2024 | 5,286.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| November 2024 | 5,290.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| October 2024 | 5,306.0 thousands | 3.6 |
| September 2024 | 5,225.0 thousands | 1.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21147.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21147.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```