# Employment: Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 1.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 43,432 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.2% (Apr 2020) to 12.6% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.00%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-13220.EMP.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/employment-beckley-wv-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 43,432 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 43,206 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 43,529 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 43,278 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 42,849 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 42,724 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 42,105 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 42,127 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 42,121 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 43,105 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 43,229 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 44,049 thousands | −1.5 |
| August 2025 | 43,991 thousands | −2.1 |
| July 2025 | 44,639 thousands | −2.0 |
| June 2025 | 44,611 thousands | −1.8 |
| May 2025 | 43,850 thousands | −2.1 |
| April 2025 | 43,659 thousands | −0.5 |
| March 2025 | 43,027 thousands | −1.3 |
| February 2025 | 42,781 thousands | −2.3 |
| January 2025 | 42,666 thousands | −2.6 |
| December 2024 | 43,362 thousands | −0.7 |
| November 2024 | 43,605 thousands | −0.9 |
| October 2024 | 44,530 thousands | −0.9 |
| September 2024 | 44,723 thousands | −0.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-13220.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-13220.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```