# Unemployment: Alleghany County, VA (U)

Unemployment: Alleghany County, VA (U) was down 11.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −8.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 246.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since October 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −67.6% (Apr 2021) to 338.7% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51005.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/unemployment-alleghany-county-va-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 246.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 243.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 249.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 262.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 233.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 228.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 248.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 262.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 281.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 229.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 266.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 202.0 thousands | −11.0 |
| August 2025 | 219.0 thousands | −8.4 |
| July 2025 | 221.0 thousands | −9.4 |
| June 2025 | 232.0 thousands | −0.4 |
| May 2025 | 222.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| April 2025 | 215.0 thousands | 9.7 |
| March 2025 | 218.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| February 2025 | 245.0 thousands | −6.5 |
| January 2025 | 266.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| December 2024 | 234.0 thousands | 13.0 |
| November 2024 | 237.0 thousands | 17.9 |
| October 2024 | 229.0 thousands | 14.5 |
| September 2024 | 227.0 thousands | 8.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51005.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51005.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```