# Employment: Marion County, IL (U)

Employment: Marion County, IL (U) was down 2.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 15,242 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.5% (Apr 2020) to 20.1% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17121.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-marion-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 15,242 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 15,129 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 15,336 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 15,392 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 15,032 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 15,084 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 15,218 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 15,106 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 15,045 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 14,954 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 14,992 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 15,228 thousands | −2.9 |
| August 2025 | 15,263 thousands | −2.4 |
| July 2025 | 15,556 thousands | −1.5 |
| June 2025 | 15,734 thousands | −1.0 |
| May 2025 | 15,461 thousands | −1.7 |
| April 2025 | 15,620 thousands | −0.5 |
| March 2025 | 15,397 thousands | −2.2 |
| February 2025 | 15,378 thousands | −1.9 |
| January 2025 | 15,396 thousands | −1.5 |
| December 2024 | 15,740 thousands | −0.5 |
| November 2024 | 15,547 thousands | −2.6 |
| October 2024 | 15,659 thousands | −1.2 |
| September 2024 | 15,684 thousands | −1.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17121.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17121.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```