# Unemployment: Putnam County, WV (U)

Unemployment: Putnam County, WV (U) was up 11.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with 5.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 776.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −70.3% (Apr 2021) to 285.6% (Apr 2020), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-WV-54079.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-putnam-county-wv-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 776.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 917.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 916.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,036.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 797.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 910.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 879.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,214.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,070.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,009.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 999.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 944.0 thousands | 11.5 |
| August 2025 | 1,050.0 thousands | 5.6 |
| July 2025 | 968.0 thousands | −3.8 |
| June 2025 | 990.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| May 2025 | 825.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| April 2025 | 817.0 thousands | −3.9 |
| March 2025 | 961.0 thousands | −8.9 |
| February 2025 | 1,007.0 thousands | −11.7 |
| January 2025 | 1,003.0 thousands | −6.0 |
| December 2024 | 763.0 thousands | −9.7 |
| November 2024 | 777.0 thousands | −2.1 |
| October 2024 | 758.0 thousands | −7.1 |
| September 2024 | 847.0 thousands | 0.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54079.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54079.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```