# Employment: Brown County, IL (U)

Employment: Brown County, IL (U) was down 3.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,495.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −20.8% (Dec 2016) to 14.0% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17009.EMP.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/employment-brown-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,495.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,481.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,462.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,461.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,413.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,404.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,436.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,398.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,384.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,384.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,365.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,424.0 thousands | −3.9 |
| August 2025 | 2,425.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| July 2025 | 2,426.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| June 2025 | 2,433.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| May 2025 | 2,401.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| April 2025 | 2,435.0 thousands | 0.08 |
| March 2025 | 2,406.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| February 2025 | 2,425.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| January 2025 | 2,439.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| December 2024 | 2,439.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| November 2024 | 2,438.0 thousands | 0.1 |
| October 2024 | 2,480.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| September 2024 | 2,523.0 thousands | 2.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17009.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17009.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```