# Employment: Douglas County, IL (U)

Employment: Douglas County, IL (U) was down 3.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 9,641.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since November 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.7% (Apr 2020) to 18.3% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.02%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17041.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-douglas-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 9,641.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 9,491.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 9,651.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 9,614.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 9,527.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 9,507.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 9,545.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 9,438.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 9,270.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 9,356.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 9,417.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 9,439.0 thousands | −3.2 |
| August 2025 | 9,392.0 thousands | −1.7 |
| July 2025 | 9,555.0 thousands | −2.7 |
| June 2025 | 9,546.0 thousands | −3.0 |
| May 2025 | 9,566.0 thousands | −2.6 |
| April 2025 | 9,714.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| March 2025 | 9,525.0 thousands | −2.7 |
| February 2025 | 9,509.0 thousands | −2.0 |
| January 2025 | 9,397.0 thousands | −2.4 |
| December 2024 | 9,690.0 thousands | 0.1 |
| November 2024 | 9,687.0 thousands | −2.6 |
| October 2024 | 9,734.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| September 2024 | 9,755.0 thousands | −1.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17041.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17041.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```