# Unemployment: Whitley County, KY (U)

Unemployment: Whitley County, KY (U) was up 0.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −9.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 727.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −71.1% (Apr 2021) to 262.5% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY-21235.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-whitley-county-ky-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 727.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 687.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 835.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 930.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 766.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 613.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 716.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 733.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 708.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 600.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 662.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 767.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| August 2025 | 771.0 thousands | −9.6 |
| July 2025 | 900.0 thousands | −4.9 |
| June 2025 | 829.0 thousands | −8.4 |
| May 2025 | 727.0 thousands | −5.5 |
| April 2025 | 617.0 thousands | −4.9 |
| March 2025 | 842.0 thousands | 3.7 |
| February 2025 | 775.0 thousands | −5.8 |
| January 2025 | 843.0 thousands | 15.2 |
| December 2024 | 688.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| November 2024 | 730.0 thousands | 12.5 |
| October 2024 | 734.0 thousands | 14.0 |
| September 2024 | 767.0 thousands | 15.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21235.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21235.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```