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

Employment: Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 2.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 84,098 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.5% (Apr 2020) to 13.1% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16620.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-charleston-wv-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 84,098 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 83,974 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 84,561 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 84,654 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 83,944 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 83,848 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 82,807 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 82,904 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 82,627 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 83,410 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 83,991 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 84,728 thousands | −2.2 |
| August 2025 | 84,728 thousands | −2.4 |
| July 2025 | 85,595 thousands | −2.7 |
| June 2025 | 86,193 thousands | −2.4 |
| May 2025 | 84,916 thousands | −2.9 |
| April 2025 | 85,134 thousands | −2.7 |
| March 2025 | 84,217 thousands | −2.5 |
| February 2025 | 84,068 thousands | −2.5 |
| January 2025 | 84,098 thousands | −2.1 |
| December 2024 | 84,299 thousands | −2.4 |
| November 2024 | 85,031 thousands | −3.0 |
| October 2024 | 86,176 thousands | −2.4 |
| September 2024 | 86,609 thousands | −1.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16620.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16620.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```