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

Unemployment: Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with −3.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,124.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −61.7% (May 2021) to 206.9% (May 2020), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-48540.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-wheeling-wv-oh-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,124.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,366.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,309.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,482.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,988.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,239.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,600.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 3,353.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 3,105.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,643.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,613.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,528.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| August 2025 | 2,770.0 thousands | −3.3 |
| July 2025 | 2,808.0 thousands | −7.2 |
| June 2025 | 2,841.0 thousands | −6.0 |
| May 2025 | 2,587.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| April 2025 | 2,869.0 thousands | 4.7 |
| March 2025 | 3,181.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| February 2025 | 3,371.0 thousands | −4.6 |
| January 2025 | 3,383.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| December 2024 | 2,622.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| November 2024 | 2,468.0 thousands | 6.7 |
| October 2024 | 2,357.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| September 2024 | 2,542.0 thousands | 5.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-48540.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-48540.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```