# Unemployment: Letcher County, KY (U)

Unemployment: Letcher County, KY (U) was down 0.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −7.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 366.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −64.4% (Apr 2021) to 209.9% (Apr 2020), averaging −1.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY-21133.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-letcher-county-ky-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 366.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 345.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 425.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 472.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 400.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 344.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 384.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 387.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 366.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 318.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 366.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 414.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| August 2025 | 410.0 thousands | −7.7 |
| July 2025 | 460.0 thousands | −4.8 |
| June 2025 | 450.0 thousands | −3.0 |
| May 2025 | 400.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| April 2025 | 384.0 thousands | 3.8 |
| March 2025 | 472.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| February 2025 | 461.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| January 2025 | 451.0 thousands | 14.2 |
| December 2024 | 390.0 thousands | 11.1 |
| November 2024 | 437.0 thousands | 26.7 |
| October 2024 | 438.0 thousands | 22.0 |
| September 2024 | 417.0 thousands | 12.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21133.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21133.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```