# Employment: Clay County, IL (U)

Employment: Clay County, IL (U) was down 1.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 5,565.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since November 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −18.1% (Apr 2020) to 10.8% (Apr 2021), averaging −1.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17025.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-clay-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 5,565.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 5,431.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 5,417.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 5,671.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 5,543.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 5,509.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 5,586.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 5,507.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 5,499.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,427.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 5,438.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 5,460.0 thousands | −1.4 |
| August 2025 | 5,351.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| July 2025 | 5,364.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| June 2025 | 5,655.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| May 2025 | 5,551.0 thousands | 0.05 |
| April 2025 | 5,570.0 thousands | −0.1 |
| March 2025 | 5,584.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| February 2025 | 5,559.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| January 2025 | 5,555.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| December 2024 | 5,538.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| November 2024 | 5,536.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| October 2024 | 5,512.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| September 2024 | 5,540.0 thousands | 1.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17025.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17025.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```