# Unemployment: McDowell County, WV (U)

Unemployment: McDowell County, WV (U) was up 40.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 30.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 285.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −48.9% (Dec 2021) to 58.4% (Sep 2020), averaging −4.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-WV-54047.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-mcdowell-county-wv-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 285.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 350.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 342.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 365.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 310.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 353.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 334.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 414.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 370.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 344.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 359.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 363.0 thousands | 40.2 |
| August 2025 | 403.0 thousands | 30.4 |
| July 2025 | 393.0 thousands | 19.5 |
| June 2025 | 367.0 thousands | 10.2 |
| May 2025 | 297.0 thousands | 7.2 |
| April 2025 | 290.0 thousands | 3.6 |
| March 2025 | 319.0 thousands | 12.7 |
| February 2025 | 336.0 thousands | 9.4 |
| January 2025 | 281.0 thousands | −5.1 |
| December 2024 | 240.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| November 2024 | 250.0 thousands | 8.7 |
| October 2024 | 252.0 thousands | 5.0 |
| September 2024 | 259.0 thousands | 0.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54047.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54047.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```