# Unemployment: Raleigh County, WV (U)

Unemployment: Raleigh County, WV (U) was up 27.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 14.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,085.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since January 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −66.0% (Apr 2021) to 309.7% (Apr 2020), averaging −0.08%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-WV-54081.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-raleigh-county-wv-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,085.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,239.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,235.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,324.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,088.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,232.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,221.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,634.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,442.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,405.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,432.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,320.0 thousands | 27.2 |
| August 2025 | 1,403.0 thousands | 14.0 |
| July 2025 | 1,266.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| June 2025 | 1,270.0 thousands | −0.08 |
| May 2025 | 1,114.0 thousands | 3.4 |
| April 2025 | 1,104.0 thousands | 3.9 |
| March 2025 | 1,249.0 thousands | −5.9 |
| February 2025 | 1,279.0 thousands | −6.7 |
| January 2025 | 1,267.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| December 2024 | 983.0 thousands | −7.2 |
| November 2024 | 1,001.0 thousands | −2.3 |
| October 2024 | 993.0 thousands | −6.8 |
| September 2024 | 1,038.0 thousands | −1.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54081.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54081.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```