# Unemployment: Upshur County, WV (U)

Unemployment: Upshur County, WV (U) was up 19.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 9.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 379.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −54.1% (May 2021) to 188.9% (Apr 2020), averaging −0.01%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-WV-54097.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-upshur-county-wv-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 379.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 447.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 452.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 509.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 392.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 445.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 489.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 646.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 598.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 545.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 538.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 482.0 thousands | 19.3 |
| August 2025 | 514.0 thousands | 9.1 |
| July 2025 | 518.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| June 2025 | 509.0 thousands | −4.5 |
| May 2025 | 411.0 thousands | −11.2 |
| April 2025 | 430.0 thousands | −6.5 |
| March 2025 | 512.0 thousands | −10.8 |
| February 2025 | 562.0 thousands | −7.4 |
| January 2025 | 552.0 thousands | −14.7 |
| December 2024 | 416.0 thousands | −9.6 |
| November 2024 | 388.0 thousands | −4.4 |
| October 2024 | 403.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| September 2024 | 404.0 thousands | −1.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54097.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54097.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```