# Unemployment: Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 24.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 14.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,676.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since January 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −65.1% (Apr 2021) to 301.6% (Apr 2020), averaging −0.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-13220.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-beckley-wv-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,676.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,910.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,935.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,107.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,723.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,967.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,996.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,674.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,402.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,308.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,279.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,007.0 thousands | 24.7 |
| August 2025 | 2,150.0 thousands | 14.0 |
| July 2025 | 2,008.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| June 2025 | 1,984.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| May 2025 | 1,747.0 thousands | 3.1 |
| April 2025 | 1,782.0 thousands | 4.8 |
| March 2025 | 2,005.0 thousands | −6.8 |
| February 2025 | 2,062.0 thousands | −8.6 |
| January 2025 | 2,054.0 thousands | −3.2 |
| December 2024 | 1,587.0 thousands | −9.1 |
| November 2024 | 1,592.0 thousands | −4.7 |
| October 2024 | 1,521.0 thousands | −8.8 |
| September 2024 | 1,610.0 thousands | −2.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-13220.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-13220.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```