# Employment: Mason County, IL (U)

Employment: Mason County, IL (U) was down 4.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 5,949.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since December 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −20.6% (Apr 2020) to 18.0% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17125.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-mason-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 5,949.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 5,971.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 5,944.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 6,004.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 5,829.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 5,751.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 5,718.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 5,666.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 5,639.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,686.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 5,729.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 5,799.0 thousands | −4.0 |
| August 2025 | 5,842.0 thousands | −2.3 |
| July 2025 | 5,887.0 thousands | −2.0 |
| June 2025 | 5,998.0 thousands | −2.1 |
| May 2025 | 5,806.0 thousands | −2.1 |
| April 2025 | 5,908.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| March 2025 | 5,756.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| February 2025 | 5,767.0 thousands | −0.03 |
| January 2025 | 5,824.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| December 2024 | 5,847.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| November 2024 | 5,896.0 thousands | −1.6 |
| October 2024 | 5,924.0 thousands | −0.02 |
| September 2024 | 6,043.0 thousands | 1.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17125.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17125.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```