# Employment: Edwards County, IL (U)

Employment: Edwards County, IL (U) was down 12.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with −9.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,906.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since May 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −18.0% (Apr 2020) to 13.4% (Apr 2021), averaging −1.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17047.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-edwards-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,906.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,947.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,929.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,959.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,914.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,868.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,835.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,988.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,191.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,236.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,230.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,233.0 thousands | −12.6 |
| August 2025 | 2,300.0 thousands | −9.6 |
| July 2025 | 2,339.0 thousands | −7.6 |
| June 2025 | 2,376.0 thousands | −7.4 |
| May 2025 | 2,330.0 thousands | −8.4 |
| April 2025 | 2,357.0 thousands | −9.2 |
| March 2025 | 2,325.0 thousands | −10.3 |
| February 2025 | 2,352.0 thousands | −8.1 |
| January 2025 | 2,411.0 thousands | −6.0 |
| December 2024 | 2,434.0 thousands | −6.4 |
| November 2024 | 2,497.0 thousands | −5.5 |
| October 2024 | 2,511.0 thousands | −4.3 |
| September 2024 | 2,554.0 thousands | −5.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17047.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17047.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```