# Unemployment: Ballard County, KY (U)

Unemployment: Ballard County, KY (U) was up 6.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with −5.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 170.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −71.4% (Apr 2021) to 189.3% (Apr 2020), averaging −0.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY-21007.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/unemployment-ballard-county-ky-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 170.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 154.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 190.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 211.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 176.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 147.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 156.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 178.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 160.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 137.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 146.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 169.0 thousands | 6.3 |
| August 2025 | 163.0 thousands | −5.8 |
| July 2025 | 200.0 thousands | 3.1 |
| June 2025 | 194.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| May 2025 | 168.0 thousands | 7.0 |
| April 2025 | 159.0 thousands | −1.9 |
| March 2025 | 183.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| February 2025 | 194.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| January 2025 | 203.0 thousands | 8.0 |
| December 2024 | 163.0 thousands | 5.8 |
| November 2024 | 167.0 thousands | 9.9 |
| October 2024 | 161.0 thousands | 6.6 |
| September 2024 | 159.0 thousands | −1.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21007.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21007.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```