# Unemployment: Breathitt County, KY (U)

Unemployment: Breathitt County, KY (U) was down 15.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −21.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 239.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −62.5% (Apr 2021) to 176.4% (Apr 2020), averaging −0.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY-21025.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-breathitt-county-ky-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 239.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 207.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 258.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 287.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 243.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 207.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 251.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 284.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 265.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 196.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 214.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 233.0 thousands | −15.0 |
| August 2025 | 229.0 thousands | −21.8 |
| July 2025 | 292.0 thousands | −15.4 |
| June 2025 | 278.0 thousands | −17.5 |
| May 2025 | 245.0 thousands | −10.3 |
| April 2025 | 233.0 thousands | −6.4 |
| March 2025 | 322.0 thousands | 6.3 |
| February 2025 | 348.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| January 2025 | 371.0 thousands | 10.1 |
| December 2024 | 266.0 thousands | 9.5 |
| November 2024 | 275.0 thousands | 19.6 |
| October 2024 | 275.0 thousands | 26.1 |
| September 2024 | 274.0 thousands | 20.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21025.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21025.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```