# Unemployment: Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 21.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with 6.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,069.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −62.6% (Apr 2021) to 240.4% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-34060.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-morgantown-wv-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,069.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,360.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,351.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,768.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,222.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,423.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,377.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 3,200.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,818.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,753.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,838.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,590.0 thousands | 21.5 |
| August 2025 | 2,725.0 thousands | 6.2 |
| July 2025 | 2,486.0 thousands | −6.0 |
| June 2025 | 2,574.0 thousands | −6.7 |
| May 2025 | 2,225.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| April 2025 | 2,106.0 thousands | −5.4 |
| March 2025 | 2,530.0 thousands | −9.8 |
| February 2025 | 2,614.0 thousands | −7.3 |
| January 2025 | 2,517.0 thousands | −7.7 |
| December 2024 | 2,072.0 thousands | −11.6 |
| November 2024 | 2,059.0 thousands | −5.6 |
| October 2024 | 2,012.0 thousands | −10.8 |
| September 2024 | 2,132.0 thousands | −5.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-34060.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-34060.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```