# Labor Force: Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 1.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 87,177 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.6% (Nov 2016) to 2.7% (Sep 2023), averaging −1.2%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 87,177 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 87,546 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 88,105 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 88,558 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 87,141 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 87,512 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 86,368 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 87,528 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 86,811 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 87,413 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 88,063 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 88,562 thousands | −1.4 |
| August 2025 | 88,825 thousands | −2.1 |
| July 2025 | 89,388 thousands | −2.7 |
| June 2025 | 90,016 thousands | −2.4 |
| May 2025 | 88,256 thousands | −2.9 |
| April 2025 | 88,482 thousands | −2.6 |
| March 2025 | 88,028 thousands | −2.7 |
| February 2025 | 88,017 thousands | −2.8 |
| January 2025 | 87,992 thousands | −2.3 |
| December 2024 | 87,338 thousands | −2.5 |
| November 2024 | 88,134 thousands | −3.0 |
| October 2024 | 89,233 thousands | −2.6 |
| September 2024 | 89,864 thousands | −1.8 |

## API

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

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