# West Virginia Unemployment Level

West Virginia Unemployment Level was up 16.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 5.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 26,875 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −62.9% (Apr 2021) to 233.0% (Apr 2020), averaging −0.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-WV.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (368 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/west-virginia-unemployment-level-not-seasonally-adjusted-monthly

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 26,875 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 31,426 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 31,377 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 34,383 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 28,103 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 32,101 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 32,055 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 42,066 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 37,748 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 34,870 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 35,312 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 32,601 thousands | 16.1 |
| August 2025 | 35,683 thousands | 5.3 |
| July 2025 | 32,968 thousands | −4.8 |
| June 2025 | 33,294 thousands | −3.4 |
| May 2025 | 28,868 thousands | −1.8 |
| April 2025 | 29,058 thousands | −2.0 |
| March 2025 | 33,180 thousands | −9.3 |
| February 2025 | 35,157 thousands | −11.4 |
| January 2025 | 34,372 thousands | −7.7 |
| December 2024 | 26,925 thousands | −10.2 |
| November 2024 | 26,994 thousands | −3.6 |
| October 2024 | 26,338 thousands | −7.0 |
| September 2024 | 28,086 thousands | −3.0 |

## API

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

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