# Unemployment: Botetourt County, VA (U)

Unemployment: Botetourt County, VA (U) was up 5.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with −3.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 552.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −64.6% (Apr 2021) to 287.7% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51023.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-botetourt-county-va-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 552.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 511.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 549.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 606.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 545.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 536.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 558.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 566.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 542.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 505.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 600.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 473.0 thousands | 5.8 |
| August 2025 | 492.0 thousands | −3.3 |
| July 2025 | 481.0 thousands | −5.9 |
| June 2025 | 518.0 thousands | 6.4 |
| May 2025 | 480.0 thousands | 10.9 |
| April 2025 | 441.0 thousands | 18.9 |
| March 2025 | 452.0 thousands | 17.4 |
| February 2025 | 468.0 thousands | 2.9 |
| January 2025 | 478.0 thousands | 5.5 |
| December 2024 | 393.0 thousands | 8.9 |
| November 2024 | 453.0 thousands | 8.6 |
| October 2024 | 448.0 thousands | 3.7 |
| September 2024 | 447.0 thousands | 3.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51023.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51023.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```