# Unemployment: Carter County, KY (U)

Unemployment: Carter County, KY (U) was down 2.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with −10.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 635.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −67.6% (Apr 2021) to 200.9% (Apr 2020), averaging −0.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY-21043.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-carter-county-ky-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 635.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 648.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 814.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 827.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 690.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 601.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 657.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 819.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 755.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 590.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 568.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 657.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| August 2025 | 683.0 thousands | −10.0 |
| July 2025 | 809.0 thousands | −9.7 |
| June 2025 | 811.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| May 2025 | 711.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| April 2025 | 615.0 thousands | −10.7 |
| March 2025 | 773.0 thousands | −5.8 |
| February 2025 | 901.0 thousands | −5.8 |
| January 2025 | 1,009.0 thousands | 4.7 |
| December 2024 | 751.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| November 2024 | 663.0 thousands | 10.0 |
| October 2024 | 649.0 thousands | 11.3 |
| September 2024 | 674.0 thousands | 4.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21043.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21043.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```