# Employment: Ritchie County, WV (U)

Employment: Ritchie County, WV (U) was down 4.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with −4.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 3,177.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.3% (Dec 2016) to 11.3% (Aug 2024), averaging −2.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-WV-54085.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-ritchie-county-wv-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 3,177.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 3,182.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 3,197.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 3,213.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 3,198.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 3,125.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 3,085.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 3,148.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 3,126.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 3,155.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 3,151.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 3,181.0 thousands | −4.6 |
| August 2025 | 3,138.0 thousands | −4.4 |
| July 2025 | 3,150.0 thousands | −5.3 |
| June 2025 | 3,212.0 thousands | −4.1 |
| May 2025 | 3,149.0 thousands | −4.5 |
| April 2025 | 3,125.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| March 2025 | 3,055.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| February 2025 | 3,156.0 thousands | 4.7 |
| January 2025 | 3,171.0 thousands | 5.8 |
| December 2024 | 3,285.0 thousands | 4.3 |
| November 2024 | 3,279.0 thousands | 2.9 |
| October 2024 | 3,314.0 thousands | 7.9 |
| September 2024 | 3,335.0 thousands | 8.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54085.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54085.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```