# Unemployment: Lewis County, WV (U)

Unemployment: Lewis County, WV (U) was up 11.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 4.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 271.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −56.1% (May 2021) to 183.0% (Apr 2020), averaging −0.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-WV-54041.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-lewis-county-wv-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 271.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 310.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 273.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 295.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 246.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 297.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 301.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 403.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 349.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 326.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 337.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 297.0 thousands | 11.2 |
| August 2025 | 329.0 thousands | 4.4 |
| July 2025 | 293.0 thousands | −9.3 |
| June 2025 | 284.0 thousands | −10.1 |
| May 2025 | 251.0 thousands | −18.5 |
| April 2025 | 262.0 thousands | −15.2 |
| March 2025 | 308.0 thousands | −19.4 |
| February 2025 | 352.0 thousands | −10.9 |
| January 2025 | 357.0 thousands | −8.9 |
| December 2024 | 255.0 thousands | −12.4 |
| November 2024 | 251.0 thousands | −10.4 |
| October 2024 | 245.0 thousands | −11.2 |
| September 2024 | 267.0 thousands | −0.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54041.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54041.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```