# Unemployment: Kay County, OK (U)

Unemployment: Kay County, OK (U) was up 22.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 9.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 757.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −59.7% (Apr 2021) to 248.2% (Apr 2020), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-OK-40071.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-kay-county-ok-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 757.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 791.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 894.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 897.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 885.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 723.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 687.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 835.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 878.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 773.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 823.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 732.0 thousands | 22.8 |
| August 2025 | 704.0 thousands | 9.3 |
| July 2025 | 718.0 thousands | 4.5 |
| June 2025 | 734.0 thousands | 4.6 |
| May 2025 | 642.0 thousands | −2.1 |
| April 2025 | 526.0 thousands | −10.1 |
| March 2025 | 618.0 thousands | −5.6 |
| February 2025 | 701.0 thousands | −9.2 |
| January 2025 | 691.0 thousands | −8.4 |
| December 2024 | 583.0 thousands | −10.6 |
| November 2024 | 620.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| October 2024 | 600.0 thousands | −11.6 |
| September 2024 | 596.0 thousands | −7.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-OK-40071.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-OK-40071.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```