# Unemployment: Wayne County, KY (U)

Unemployment: Wayne County, KY (U) was up 6.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with −3.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 423.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −69.8% (Apr 2021) to 172.5% (Apr 2020), averaging −1.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY-21231.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-wayne-county-ky-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 423.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 387.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 480.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 515.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 461.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 410.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 437.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 463.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 393.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 308.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 351.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 407.0 thousands | 6.8 |
| August 2025 | 395.0 thousands | −3.4 |
| July 2025 | 468.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| June 2025 | 402.0 thousands | −9.5 |
| May 2025 | 368.0 thousands | −2.1 |
| April 2025 | 359.0 thousands | −5.3 |
| March 2025 | 456.0 thousands | 3.9 |
| February 2025 | 459.0 thousands | −1.9 |
| January 2025 | 468.0 thousands | 8.8 |
| December 2024 | 394.0 thousands | 11.6 |
| November 2024 | 394.0 thousands | 14.9 |
| October 2024 | 391.0 thousands | 8.0 |
| September 2024 | 381.0 thousands | 1.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21231.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21231.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```