# Unemployment: Union County, KY (U)

Unemployment: Union County, KY (U) was up 1.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −9.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 259.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −80.8% (Apr 2021) to 379.4% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY-21225.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-union-county-ky-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 259.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 244.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 296.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 320.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 274.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 234.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 262.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 247.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 236.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 207.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 232.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 264.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| August 2025 | 253.0 thousands | −9.6 |
| July 2025 | 304.0 thousands | −1.6 |
| June 2025 | 285.0 thousands | −6.2 |
| May 2025 | 248.0 thousands | −5.3 |
| April 2025 | 223.0 thousands | −9.0 |
| March 2025 | 303.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| February 2025 | 277.0 thousands | −5.5 |
| January 2025 | 284.0 thousands | 3.6 |
| December 2024 | 254.0 thousands | 11.4 |
| November 2024 | 266.0 thousands | 15.2 |
| October 2024 | 256.0 thousands | 7.6 |
| September 2024 | 261.0 thousands | 9.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21225.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21225.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```