# Unemployment: Metcalfe County, KY (U)

Unemployment: Metcalfe County, KY (U) was down 7.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −16.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 185.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −76.6% (Apr 2021) to 454.3% (Apr 2020), averaging 5.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY-21169.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-metcalfe-county-ky-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 185.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 170.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 207.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 234.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 198.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 156.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 196.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 205.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 179.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 151.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 172.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 192.0 thousands | −7.2 |
| August 2025 | 184.0 thousands | −16.4 |
| July 2025 | 220.0 thousands | −9.1 |
| June 2025 | 213.0 thousands | −7.4 |
| May 2025 | 182.0 thousands | −6.2 |
| April 2025 | 180.0 thousands | −5.8 |
| March 2025 | 241.0 thousands | 3.4 |
| February 2025 | 263.0 thousands | 2.7 |
| January 2025 | 272.0 thousands | 9.7 |
| December 2024 | 209.0 thousands | 14.2 |
| November 2024 | 203.0 thousands | 6.3 |
| October 2024 | 210.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| September 2024 | 207.0 thousands | 8.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21169.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21169.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```