# Unemployment: Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 2.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with −7.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 30,754 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −74.1% (Apr 2021) to 362.5% (Apr 2020), averaging 4.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-31140.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-louisville-jefferson-county-ky-in-metropolitan-statistical

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 30,754 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 29,107 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 34,323 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 36,583 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 32,228 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 28,620 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 30,612 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 32,197 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 28,871 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 21,985 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 24,924 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 28,394 thousands | −2.3 |
| August 2025 | 28,831 thousands | −7.3 |
| July 2025 | 34,089 thousands | −13.4 |
| June 2025 | 31,239 thousands | −4.8 |
| May 2025 | 28,534 thousands | 0.7 |
| April 2025 | 30,657 thousands | 15.3 |
| March 2025 | 31,163 thousands | 0.5 |
| February 2025 | 35,419 thousands | 11.3 |
| January 2025 | 31,584 thousands | 7.6 |
| December 2024 | 27,820 thousands | 13.1 |
| November 2024 | 29,133 thousands | 14.9 |
| October 2024 | 28,955 thousands | 14.4 |
| September 2024 | 29,048 thousands | 14.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-31140.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-31140.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```