# Unemployment: Jefferson County, KY (U)

Unemployment: Jefferson County, KY (U) was down 1.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −7.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 18,515 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −72.1% (Apr 2021) to 336.0% (Apr 2020), averaging 4.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY-21111.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-jefferson-county-ky-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 18,515 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 17,529 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 21,131 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 22,699 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 20,001 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 17,541 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 18,500 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 19,258 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 17,447 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 13,464 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 15,020 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 17,120 thousands | −1.9 |
| August 2025 | 17,161 thousands | −7.6 |
| July 2025 | 20,379 thousands | −13.8 |
| June 2025 | 18,943 thousands | −3.8 |
| May 2025 | 17,328 thousands | 2.7 |
| April 2025 | 18,375 thousands | 13.2 |
| March 2025 | 18,966 thousands | 1.2 |
| February 2025 | 21,014 thousands | 10.4 |
| January 2025 | 18,661 thousands | 6.2 |
| December 2024 | 16,781 thousands | 11.1 |
| November 2024 | 17,393 thousands | 13.2 |
| October 2024 | 17,378 thousands | 12.7 |
| September 2024 | 17,449 thousands | 12.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21111.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21111.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```