# Unemployment: Wayne County, WV (U)

Unemployment: Wayne County, WV (U) was up 16.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 7.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 565.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −61.7% (Apr 2021) to 191.2% (Apr 2020), averaging −1.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-WV-54099.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-wayne-county-wv-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 565.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 664.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 678.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 739.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 583.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 660.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 674.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 895.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 806.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 760.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 741.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 676.0 thousands | 16.8 |
| August 2025 | 742.0 thousands | 7.8 |
| July 2025 | 676.0 thousands | −7.3 |
| June 2025 | 660.0 thousands | −7.2 |
| May 2025 | 575.0 thousands | −3.2 |
| April 2025 | 571.0 thousands | −8.2 |
| March 2025 | 653.0 thousands | −17.1 |
| February 2025 | 699.0 thousands | −20.5 |
| January 2025 | 700.0 thousands | −12.6 |
| December 2024 | 519.0 thousands | −15.1 |
| November 2024 | 540.0 thousands | −5.8 |
| October 2024 | 517.0 thousands | −12.4 |
| September 2024 | 579.0 thousands | −6.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54099.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54099.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```