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

Unemployment: Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 17.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 5.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 3,079.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −63.8% (Apr 2021) to 288.8% (Apr 2020), averaging 0.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16620.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-charleston-wv-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 3,079.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 3,572.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 3,544.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 3,904.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 3,197.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 3,664.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 3,561.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 4,624.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 4,184.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 4,003.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 4,072.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 3,834.0 thousands | 17.8 |
| August 2025 | 4,097.0 thousands | 5.8 |
| July 2025 | 3,793.0 thousands | −2.7 |
| June 2025 | 3,823.0 thousands | −1.7 |
| May 2025 | 3,340.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| April 2025 | 3,348.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| March 2025 | 3,811.0 thousands | −6.5 |
| February 2025 | 3,949.0 thousands | −9.5 |
| January 2025 | 3,894.0 thousands | −5.3 |
| December 2024 | 3,039.0 thousands | −7.4 |
| November 2024 | 3,103.0 thousands | −2.1 |
| October 2024 | 3,057.0 thousands | −7.0 |
| September 2024 | 3,255.0 thousands | −2.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16620.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16620.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```