# Labor Force: Kanawha County, WV (U)

Labor Force: Kanawha County, WV (U) was down 1.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 77,661 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.3% (Nov 2016) to 2.8% (Sep 2023), averaging −1.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-WV-54039.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-kanawha-county-wv-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 77,661 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 77,965 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 78,473 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 78,858 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 77,628 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 77,966 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 76,902 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 77,871 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 77,269 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 77,811 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 78,430 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 78,873 thousands | −1.4 |
| August 2025 | 79,067 thousands | −2.1 |
| July 2025 | 79,578 thousands | −2.7 |
| June 2025 | 80,122 thousands | −2.4 |
| May 2025 | 78,584 thousands | −2.9 |
| April 2025 | 78,834 thousands | −2.6 |
| March 2025 | 78,369 thousands | −2.7 |
| February 2025 | 78,303 thousands | −2.8 |
| January 2025 | 78,271 thousands | −2.3 |
| December 2024 | 77,742 thousands | −2.5 |
| November 2024 | 78,492 thousands | −3.0 |
| October 2024 | 79,461 thousands | −2.6 |
| September 2024 | 80,023 thousands | −1.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54039.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54039.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```