# Unemployment: Mercer County, WV (U)

Unemployment: Mercer County, WV (U) was up 17.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 7.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 844.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −59.6% (Apr 2021) to 222.3% (Apr 2020), averaging −1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-WV-54055.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-mercer-county-wv-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 844.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 966.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 982.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,090.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 877.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 961.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 961.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,256.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,102.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,055.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,044.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 992.0 thousands | 17.7 |
| August 2025 | 1,091.0 thousands | 7.7 |
| July 2025 | 1,000.0 thousands | −6.0 |
| June 2025 | 1,080.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| May 2025 | 901.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| April 2025 | 864.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| March 2025 | 1,025.0 thousands | −8.8 |
| February 2025 | 1,041.0 thousands | −7.5 |
| January 2025 | 983.0 thousands | −7.4 |
| December 2024 | 790.0 thousands | −7.8 |
| November 2024 | 811.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| October 2024 | 795.0 thousands | −8.3 |
| September 2024 | 843.0 thousands | −3.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54055.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54055.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```