# Unemployment: McCreary County, KY (U)

Unemployment: McCreary County, KY (U) was up 1.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −7.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 315.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −67.4% (Apr 2021) to 214.8% (Apr 2020), averaging −0.07%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY-21147.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-mccreary-county-ky-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 315.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 290.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 344.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 379.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 310.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 267.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 300.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 333.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 322.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 237.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 271.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 302.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| August 2025 | 299.0 thousands | −7.4 |
| July 2025 | 357.0 thousands | 2.9 |
| June 2025 | 341.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| May 2025 | 300.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| April 2025 | 261.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| March 2025 | 352.0 thousands | 3.8 |
| February 2025 | 341.0 thousands | −1.7 |
| January 2025 | 341.0 thousands | 4.3 |
| December 2024 | 289.0 thousands | 4.7 |
| November 2024 | 313.0 thousands | 21.3 |
| October 2024 | 296.0 thousands | 10.0 |
| September 2024 | 297.0 thousands | 5.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21147.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21147.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```