# Employment: Effingham, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Effingham, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 1.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.06% in August 2025.
The level stood at 23,570 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.5% (Apr 2020) to 19.2% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-20820.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-effingham-il-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 23,570 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 23,564 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 23,688 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 23,768 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 23,163 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 23,079 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 23,365 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 23,088 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 23,074 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 22,988 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 22,963 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 23,218 thousands | −1.4 |
| August 2025 | 23,495 thousands | 0.06 |
| July 2025 | 23,572 thousands | −0.7 |
| June 2025 | 23,801 thousands | −0.9 |
| May 2025 | 23,284 thousands | −1.7 |
| April 2025 | 23,522 thousands | −0.7 |
| March 2025 | 23,310 thousands | −2.0 |
| February 2025 | 23,152 thousands | −2.3 |
| January 2025 | 23,261 thousands | −1.5 |
| December 2024 | 23,630 thousands | −0.2 |
| November 2024 | 23,349 thousands | −3.0 |
| October 2024 | 23,370 thousands | −1.4 |
| September 2024 | 23,544 thousands | −1.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-20820.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-20820.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```