# Unemployment: Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 12.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −15.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,016.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −60.0% (May 2021) to 247.6% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-48260.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-weirton-steubenville-wv-oh-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,016.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,280.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,274.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,362.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,894.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,044.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,396.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,925.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,761.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,457.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,553.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,529.0 thousands | −12.0 |
| August 2025 | 2,823.0 thousands | −15.0 |
| July 2025 | 2,934.0 thousands | −12.8 |
| June 2025 | 2,922.0 thousands | −7.4 |
| May 2025 | 2,674.0 thousands | −7.7 |
| April 2025 | 2,764.0 thousands | 11.1 |
| March 2025 | 3,069.0 thousands | 4.3 |
| February 2025 | 3,148.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| January 2025 | 3,180.0 thousands | 4.0 |
| December 2024 | 2,681.0 thousands | 4.2 |
| November 2024 | 2,676.0 thousands | 7.3 |
| October 2024 | 2,727.0 thousands | 8.2 |
| September 2024 | 2,874.0 thousands | 6.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-48260.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-48260.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```