# Labor Force: Shelby County, KY (U)

Labor Force: Shelby County, KY (U) was down 0.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 25,613 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.1% (Jun 2020) to 6.3% (Jun 2021), averaging 1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY-21211.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-shelby-county-ky-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 25,613 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 25,600 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 25,742 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 25,407 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 25,422 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 25,273 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 25,327 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 25,163 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 25,211 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 25,624 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 25,815 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 25,494 thousands | −0.3 |
| August 2025 | 25,597 thousands | −0.5 |
| July 2025 | 25,833 thousands | −0.4 |
| June 2025 | 25,911 thousands | 0.7 |
| May 2025 | 25,743 thousands | 0.6 |
| April 2025 | 25,978 thousands | 1.5 |
| March 2025 | 25,834 thousands | 1.0 |
| February 2025 | 25,775 thousands | 1.2 |
| January 2025 | 25,644 thousands | 1.2 |
| December 2024 | 25,633 thousands | 1.5 |
| November 2024 | 25,763 thousands | 2.0 |
| October 2024 | 25,703 thousands | 2.5 |
| September 2024 | 25,571 thousands | 2.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21211.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21211.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```