# West Virginia Labor Force

West Virginia Labor Force was down 0.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 772,078 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.6% (Apr 2020) to 1.6% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-WV.LF.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (368 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/west-virginia-labor-force

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 772,078 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 772,236 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 772,602 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 773,498 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 775,096 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 777,035 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 779,163 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 782,051 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 782,645 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 783,736 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 783,871 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 782,955 thousands | −0.6 |
| August 2025 | 781,869 thousands | −0.9 |
| July 2025 | 780,875 thousands | −1.2 |
| June 2025 | 780,168 thousands | −1.4 |
| May 2025 | 779,991 thousands | −1.5 |
| April 2025 | 780,258 thousands | −1.5 |
| March 2025 | 780,816 thousands | −1.5 |
| February 2025 | 781,590 thousands | −1.4 |
| January 2025 | 782,497 thousands | −1.3 |
| December 2024 | 783,580 thousands | −1.1 |
| November 2024 | 784,869 thousands | −0.9 |
| October 2024 | 786,361 thousands | −0.7 |
| September 2024 | 787,891 thousands | −0.4 |

## API

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

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