# Unemployment: Grant County, WV (U)

Unemployment: Grant County, WV (U) was up 5.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 204.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −56.8% (May 2021) to 115.5% (Apr 2020), averaging −5.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-WV-54023.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-grant-county-wv-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 204.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 239.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 254.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 241.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 186.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 230.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 221.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 324.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 271.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 232.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 208.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 187.0 thousands | 5.1 |
| August 2025 | 231.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| July 2025 | 220.0 thousands | −21.1 |
| June 2025 | 216.0 thousands | −18.2 |
| May 2025 | 167.0 thousands | −23.4 |
| April 2025 | 172.0 thousands | −20.0 |
| March 2025 | 204.0 thousands | −23.9 |
| February 2025 | 244.0 thousands | −24.0 |
| January 2025 | 275.0 thousands | −14.1 |
| December 2024 | 188.0 thousands | −13.4 |
| November 2024 | 184.0 thousands | −1.6 |
| October 2024 | 167.0 thousands | −9.2 |
| September 2024 | 178.0 thousands | −9.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54023.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54023.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```