# Labor Force: Barbour County, WV (U)

Labor Force: Barbour County, WV (U) was down 4.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −4.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 6,387.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.3% (May 2016) to 4.4% (Oct 2019), averaging −1.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-WV-54001.LF.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/labor-force-barbour-county-wv-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 6,387.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 6,314.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 6,327.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 6,354.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 6,325.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 6,319.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 6,248.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 6,394.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 6,251.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 6,254.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 6,301.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 6,344.0 thousands | −4.0 |
| August 2025 | 6,302.0 thousands | −4.5 |
| July 2025 | 6,275.0 thousands | −4.8 |
| June 2025 | 6,421.0 thousands | −4.8 |
| May 2025 | 6,315.0 thousands | −5.3 |
| April 2025 | 6,314.0 thousands | −5.4 |
| March 2025 | 6,324.0 thousands | −2.6 |
| February 2025 | 6,377.0 thousands | −2.6 |
| January 2025 | 6,417.0 thousands | −1.7 |
| December 2024 | 6,402.0 thousands | −1.4 |
| November 2024 | 6,415.0 thousands | −1.8 |
| October 2024 | 6,520.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| September 2024 | 6,606.0 thousands | −0.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54001.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54001.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```