# Unemployment: Washington County, KY (U)

Unemployment: Washington County, KY (U) was down 6.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with −13.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 248.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −83.2% (Apr 2021) to 463.8% (Apr 2020), averaging 5.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY-21229.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-washington-county-ky-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 248.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 234.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 286.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 311.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 262.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 226.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 255.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 250.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 229.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 191.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 212.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 238.0 thousands | −6.3 |
| August 2025 | 236.0 thousands | −13.9 |
| July 2025 | 294.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| June 2025 | 265.0 thousands | −1.9 |
| May 2025 | 234.0 thousands | 4.9 |
| April 2025 | 228.0 thousands | 12.9 |
| March 2025 | 284.0 thousands | 16.4 |
| February 2025 | 290.0 thousands | 16.5 |
| January 2025 | 282.0 thousands | 19.5 |
| December 2024 | 238.0 thousands | 20.8 |
| November 2024 | 242.0 thousands | 18.0 |
| October 2024 | 269.0 thousands | 27.5 |
| September 2024 | 254.0 thousands | 22.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21229.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21229.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```