# Employment: Charleston-Mattoon, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Charleston-Mattoon, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 24,346 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −18.6% (Apr 2020) to 16.1% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16660.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-charleston-mattoon-il-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 24,346 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 22,576 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 22,684 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 22,555 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 22,413 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 23,410 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 23,520 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 23,473 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 23,211 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 23,182 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 23,500 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 23,652 thousands | −0.5 |
| August 2025 | 22,210 thousands | −0.5 |
| July 2025 | 22,215 thousands | −1.1 |
| June 2025 | 22,510 thousands | 0.2 |
| May 2025 | 22,544 thousands | −0.3 |
| April 2025 | 23,784 thousands | 1.8 |
| March 2025 | 23,487 thousands | 0.8 |
| February 2025 | 23,409 thousands | 0.5 |
| January 2025 | 23,264 thousands | 0.8 |
| December 2024 | 24,018 thousands | 2.4 |
| November 2024 | 24,134 thousands | 1.8 |
| October 2024 | 23,984 thousands | 2.1 |
| September 2024 | 23,782 thousands | −0.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16660.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16660.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```