# Unemployment: Berkeley County, WV (U)

Unemployment: Berkeley County, WV (U) was up 23.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 13.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,025.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −65.4% (May 2021) to 239.8% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-WV-54003.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-berkeley-county-wv-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,025.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,347.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,300.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,533.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,078.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,418.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,387.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,999.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,655.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,505.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,633.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,519.0 thousands | 23.2 |
| August 2025 | 2,789.0 thousands | 13.8 |
| July 2025 | 2,490.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| June 2025 | 2,531.0 thousands | 5.5 |
| May 2025 | 2,224.0 thousands | 10.6 |
| April 2025 | 2,173.0 thousands | 9.5 |
| March 2025 | 2,362.0 thousands | −1.4 |
| February 2025 | 2,320.0 thousands | −11.0 |
| January 2025 | 2,188.0 thousands | −6.3 |
| December 2024 | 1,799.0 thousands | −8.6 |
| November 2024 | 1,913.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| October 2024 | 1,912.0 thousands | −6.9 |
| September 2024 | 2,045.0 thousands | −2.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54003.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54003.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```