# Unemployment: Ohio County, WV (U)

Unemployment: Ohio County, WV (U) was up 17.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 2.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 624.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since December 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −63.1% (May 2021) to 255.4% (Apr 2020), averaging 0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-WV-54069.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-ohio-county-wv-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 624.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 739.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 709.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 795.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 630.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 710.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 726.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 964.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 873.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 802.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 816.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 750.0 thousands | 17.2 |
| August 2025 | 798.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| July 2025 | 738.0 thousands | −9.1 |
| June 2025 | 762.0 thousands | −9.1 |
| May 2025 | 654.0 thousands | −4.2 |
| April 2025 | 680.0 thousands | −3.5 |
| March 2025 | 766.0 thousands | −11.2 |
| February 2025 | 784.0 thousands | −17.3 |
| January 2025 | 753.0 thousands | −14.0 |
| December 2024 | 585.0 thousands | −22.3 |
| November 2024 | 604.0 thousands | −12.3 |
| October 2024 | 603.0 thousands | −13.2 |
| September 2024 | 640.0 thousands | −12.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54069.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54069.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```