# Unemployment: Shelby County, KY (U)

Unemployment: Shelby County, KY (U) was down 1.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −7.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,021.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −77.3% (Apr 2021) to 408.0% (Apr 2020), averaging 6.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY-21211.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-shelby-county-ky-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,021.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 950.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,159.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,226.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,078.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 933.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,011.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,042.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 988.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 728.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 837.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 958.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| August 2025 | 969.0 thousands | −7.4 |
| July 2025 | 1,185.0 thousands | −10.8 |
| June 2025 | 1,054.0 thousands | −4.6 |
| May 2025 | 936.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| April 2025 | 1,070.0 thousands | 20.0 |
| March 2025 | 1,078.0 thousands | 3.6 |
| February 2025 | 1,186.0 thousands | 11.3 |
| January 2025 | 1,037.0 thousands | 3.9 |
| December 2024 | 922.0 thousands | 10.6 |
| November 2024 | 981.0 thousands | 14.5 |
| October 2024 | 978.0 thousands | 15.1 |
| September 2024 | 968.0 thousands | 13.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21211.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21211.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```