# Unemployment: Fayette County, KY (U)

Unemployment: Fayette County, KY (U) was down 2.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −11.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 6,949.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −75.4% (Apr 2021) to 382.5% (Apr 2020), averaging 5.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY-21067.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-fayette-county-ky-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 6,949.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 6,498.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 7,894.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 8,552.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 7,111.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 5,946.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 6,544.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 6,406.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 6,097.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,231.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 5,846.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 6,793.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| August 2025 | 6,675.0 thousands | −11.3 |
| July 2025 | 7,990.0 thousands | −4.2 |
| June 2025 | 7,543.0 thousands | −5.3 |
| May 2025 | 6,576.0 thousands | −2.7 |
| April 2025 | 5,721.0 thousands | −4.9 |
| March 2025 | 7,607.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| February 2025 | 7,177.0 thousands | −3.8 |
| January 2025 | 7,247.0 thousands | 7.9 |
| December 2024 | 6,430.0 thousands | 8.9 |
| November 2024 | 6,857.0 thousands | 17.0 |
| October 2024 | 6,735.0 thousands | 12.9 |
| September 2024 | 6,949.0 thousands | 14.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21067.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21067.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```