# Unemployment: Kanawha County, WV (U)

Unemployment: Kanawha County, WV (U) was up 18.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 5.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,657.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −64.2% (Apr 2021) to 296.6% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-WV-54039.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-kanawha-county-wv-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,657.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 3,085.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 3,039.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 3,331.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,738.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 3,133.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 3,016.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 3,909.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 3,553.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 3,397.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 3,488.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 3,294.0 thousands | 18.3 |
| August 2025 | 3,515.0 thousands | 5.1 |
| July 2025 | 3,235.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| June 2025 | 3,235.0 thousands | −3.0 |
| May 2025 | 2,835.0 thousands | −1.8 |
| April 2025 | 2,861.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| March 2025 | 3,247.0 thousands | −6.3 |
| February 2025 | 3,320.0 thousands | −10.0 |
| January 2025 | 3,289.0 thousands | −6.0 |
| December 2024 | 2,584.0 thousands | −7.9 |
| November 2024 | 2,671.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| October 2024 | 2,625.0 thousands | −7.7 |
| September 2024 | 2,785.0 thousands | −4.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54039.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54039.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```