# Unemployment: Barbour County, WV (U)

Unemployment: Barbour County, WV (U) was up 7.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 253.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −56.6% (Apr 2021) to 155.9% (Apr 2020), averaging −1.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-WV-54001.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-barbour-county-wv-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 253.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 288.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 280.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 331.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 266.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 298.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 301.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 427.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 369.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 323.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 319.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 299.0 thousands | 7.2 |
| August 2025 | 333.0 thousands | −2.1 |
| July 2025 | 327.0 thousands | −4.7 |
| June 2025 | 311.0 thousands | −8.8 |
| May 2025 | 278.0 thousands | −6.1 |
| April 2025 | 294.0 thousands | −7.3 |
| March 2025 | 339.0 thousands | −9.8 |
| February 2025 | 411.0 thousands | −5.1 |
| January 2025 | 371.0 thousands | −11.0 |
| December 2024 | 297.0 thousands | −9.2 |
| November 2024 | 262.0 thousands | −12.4 |
| October 2024 | 270.0 thousands | −14.0 |
| September 2024 | 279.0 thousands | −17.9 |

## API

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

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