# Unemployment: Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 8.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 2.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,524.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −67.3% (Apr 2021) to 315.9% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-49020.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-winchester-va-wv-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,524.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,575.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,684.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,809.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,547.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,419.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,653.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,898.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,692.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,390.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,749.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,333.0 thousands | 8.7 |
| August 2025 | 2,542.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| July 2025 | 2,443.0 thousands | −0.08 |
| June 2025 | 2,463.0 thousands | 5.9 |
| May 2025 | 2,330.0 thousands | 13.1 |
| April 2025 | 2,147.0 thousands | 16.9 |
| March 2025 | 2,359.0 thousands | 14.5 |
| February 2025 | 2,416.0 thousands | 11.3 |
| January 2025 | 2,396.0 thousands | 13.0 |
| December 2024 | 1,980.0 thousands | 10.2 |
| November 2024 | 2,217.0 thousands | 14.9 |
| October 2024 | 2,114.0 thousands | 5.6 |
| September 2024 | 2,146.0 thousands | 4.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-49020.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-49020.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```