# Unemployment: Roanoke County, VA (U)

Unemployment: Roanoke County, VA (U) was up 5.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,647.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −68.3% (Apr 2021) to 341.7% (Apr 2020), averaging 4.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51161.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-roanoke-county-va-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,647.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,593.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,699.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,811.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,627.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,562.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,705.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,692.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,605.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,513.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,773.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,472.0 thousands | 5.0 |
| August 2025 | 1,593.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| July 2025 | 1,523.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| June 2025 | 1,603.0 thousands | 8.5 |
| May 2025 | 1,481.0 thousands | 12.9 |
| April 2025 | 1,372.0 thousands | 19.8 |
| March 2025 | 1,442.0 thousands | 19.1 |
| February 2025 | 1,505.0 thousands | 13.3 |
| January 2025 | 1,498.0 thousands | 15.4 |
| December 2024 | 1,255.0 thousands | 13.8 |
| November 2024 | 1,425.0 thousands | 15.3 |
| October 2024 | 1,400.0 thousands | 10.7 |
| September 2024 | 1,402.0 thousands | 10.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51161.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51161.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```