# Employment: McDowell County, WV (U)

Employment: McDowell County, WV (U) was down 9.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with −8.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 3,005.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.3% (Dec 2016) to 4.6% (Mar 2023), averaging −4.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-WV-54047.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-mcdowell-county-wv-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 3,005.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,956.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,889.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,996.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 3,100.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,972.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,934.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,932.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,907.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,923.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,969.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 3,045.0 thousands | −9.3 |
| August 2025 | 3,085.0 thousands | −8.0 |
| July 2025 | 3,096.0 thousands | −6.1 |
| June 2025 | 3,179.0 thousands | −6.3 |
| May 2025 | 3,138.0 thousands | −9.7 |
| April 2025 | 3,143.0 thousands | −6.0 |
| March 2025 | 3,164.0 thousands | −3.6 |
| February 2025 | 3,163.0 thousands | −2.6 |
| January 2025 | 3,201.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| December 2024 | 3,236.0 thousands | −0.03 |
| November 2024 | 3,241.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| October 2024 | 3,304.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| September 2024 | 3,359.0 thousands | 1.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54047.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54047.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```