# Employment: Edgar County, IL (U)

Employment: Edgar County, IL (U) was down 2.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 7,570.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since August 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.4% (Apr 2020) to 14.9% (Apr 2021), averaging −1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17045.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-edgar-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 7,570.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 7,667.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 7,677.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 7,645.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 7,589.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 7,507.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 7,491.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 7,518.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 7,494.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 7,522.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 7,522.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 7,548.0 thousands | −2.1 |
| August 2025 | 7,728.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| July 2025 | 7,782.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| June 2025 | 7,765.0 thousands | −0.04 |
| May 2025 | 7,770.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| April 2025 | 7,865.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| March 2025 | 7,525.0 thousands | −1.8 |
| February 2025 | 7,656.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| January 2025 | 7,626.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| December 2024 | 7,714.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| November 2024 | 7,729.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| October 2024 | 7,726.0 thousands | −0.4 |
| September 2024 | 7,708.0 thousands | −1.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17045.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17045.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```