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

Employment: Freeport, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 2.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 20,159 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since October 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −19.1% (Apr 2020) to 17.1% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.03%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-23300.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-freeport-il-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 20,159 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 20,312 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 20,542 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 20,660 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 19,984 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 19,777 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 19,851 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 19,397 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 19,420 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 19,334 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 19,541 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 19,824 thousands | −2.7 |
| August 2025 | 19,935 thousands | −2.7 |
| July 2025 | 20,274 thousands | −2.0 |
| June 2025 | 20,528 thousands | −1.7 |
| May 2025 | 19,948 thousands | −2.1 |
| April 2025 | 20,007 thousands | −0.09 |
| March 2025 | 20,087 thousands | 0.3 |
| February 2025 | 19,826 thousands | 1.0 |
| January 2025 | 19,942 thousands | 1.5 |
| December 2024 | 19,918 thousands | 0.4 |
| November 2024 | 20,133 thousands | −0.6 |
| October 2024 | 20,370 thousands | 1.1 |
| September 2024 | 20,375 thousands | −0.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-23300.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-23300.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```