# Employment: Jefferson County, IL (U)

Employment: Jefferson County, IL (U) was down 3.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 14,692 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −27.7% (Apr 2020) to 28.5% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17081.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-jefferson-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 14,692 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 14,646 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 14,893 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 14,821 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 14,526 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 14,560 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 14,710 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 14,613 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 14,560 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 14,392 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 14,447 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 14,703 thousands | −3.7 |
| August 2025 | 14,831 thousands | −2.2 |
| July 2025 | 15,125 thousands | −1.6 |
| June 2025 | 15,192 thousands | −1.1 |
| May 2025 | 14,933 thousands | −2.1 |
| April 2025 | 15,216 thousands | 0.10 |
| March 2025 | 15,059 thousands | −0.7 |
| February 2025 | 14,953 thousands | −1.4 |
| January 2025 | 15,004 thousands | −1.3 |
| December 2024 | 15,162 thousands | −0.01 |
| November 2024 | 15,103 thousands | −1.7 |
| October 2024 | 15,133 thousands | −0.9 |
| September 2024 | 15,262 thousands | −1.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17081.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17081.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```