# Unemployment: Franklin County, KY (U)

Unemployment: Franklin County, KY (U) was down 4.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −10.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,087.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −75.4% (Apr 2021) to 389.2% (Apr 2020), averaging 5.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY-21073.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-franklin-county-ky-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,087.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,005.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,224.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,339.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,130.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 953.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,035.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,055.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,016.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 814.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 922.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,044.0 thousands | −4.7 |
| August 2025 | 1,047.0 thousands | −10.0 |
| July 2025 | 1,278.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| June 2025 | 1,192.0 thousands | −4.3 |
| May 2025 | 1,058.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| April 2025 | 1,065.0 thousands | 7.1 |
| March 2025 | 1,230.0 thousands | 2.9 |
| February 2025 | 1,220.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| January 2025 | 1,250.0 thousands | 10.5 |
| December 2024 | 1,046.0 thousands | 11.9 |
| November 2024 | 1,097.0 thousands | 20.0 |
| October 2024 | 1,097.0 thousands | 20.8 |
| September 2024 | 1,096.0 thousands | 19.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21073.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21073.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```