# Unemployment: Lee County, KY (U)

Unemployment: Lee County, KY (U) was down 4.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with −15.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 122.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −66.2% (Apr 2021) to 156.2% (Apr 2020), averaging 0.04%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY-21129.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-lee-county-ky-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 122.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 110.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 144.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 158.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 142.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 111.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 122.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 135.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 122.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 109.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 115.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 125.0 thousands | −4.6 |
| August 2025 | 113.0 thousands | −15.7 |
| July 2025 | 142.0 thousands | −13.4 |
| June 2025 | 138.0 thousands | −12.7 |
| May 2025 | 119.0 thousands | −6.3 |
| April 2025 | 112.0 thousands | −8.9 |
| March 2025 | 146.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| February 2025 | 137.0 thousands | −11.0 |
| January 2025 | 153.0 thousands | 7.0 |
| December 2024 | 123.0 thousands | 7.9 |
| November 2024 | 130.0 thousands | 10.2 |
| October 2024 | 127.0 thousands | 5.0 |
| September 2024 | 131.0 thousands | 7.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21129.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21129.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```