# Unemployment: Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 32.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 21.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 4,824.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −57.8% (Apr 2021) to 216.2% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-25180.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-hagerstown-martinsburg-md-wv-metropolitan-statistical-area

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 4,824.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 5,374.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 5,547.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 5,825.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 5,184.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 6,001.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 6,072.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 7,283.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 6,582.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,621.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 6,066.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 6,138.0 thousands | 32.8 |
| August 2025 | 6,617.0 thousands | 21.3 |
| July 2025 | 6,119.0 thousands | 11.5 |
| June 2025 | 6,021.0 thousands | 12.2 |
| May 2025 | 5,316.0 thousands | 23.3 |
| April 2025 | 5,059.0 thousands | 21.2 |
| March 2025 | 5,585.0 thousands | 9.1 |
| February 2025 | 5,670.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| January 2025 | 5,355.0 thousands | 4.8 |
| December 2024 | 4,309.0 thousands | 4.5 |
| November 2024 | 4,691.0 thousands | 15.8 |
| October 2024 | 4,664.0 thousands | 6.6 |
| September 2024 | 4,621.0 thousands | 10.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-25180.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-25180.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```