# West Virginia Unemployment Level

West Virginia Unemployment Level was up 11.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with 6.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 30,655 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −63.5% (Apr 2021) to 218.6% (Apr 2020), averaging −0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-WV.UNEMPLVL.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-unemployment-level

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 30,655 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 31,266 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 32,038 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 32,787 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 33,405 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 34,564 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 35,165 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 36,547 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 36,291 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 36,224 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 36,361 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 35,170 thousands | 11.6 |
| August 2025 | 33,851 thousands | 6.4 |
| July 2025 | 32,545 thousands | 1.6 |
| June 2025 | 31,486 thousands | −2.2 |
| May 2025 | 30,821 thousands | −4.9 |
| April 2025 | 30,390 thousands | −6.8 |
| March 2025 | 30,137 thousands | −8.1 |
| February 2025 | 30,050 thousands | −8.8 |
| January 2025 | 30,045 thousands | −9.2 |
| December 2024 | 30,188 thousands | −8.9 |
| November 2024 | 30,535 thousands | −7.1 |
| October 2024 | 31,034 thousands | −4.3 |
| September 2024 | 31,502 thousands | −1.3 |

## API

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

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