# Employment: Mercer County, IL (U)

Employment: Mercer County, IL (U) was down 2.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 6,913.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −22.0% (Apr 2020) to 19.9% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17131.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-mercer-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 6,913.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 6,977.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 7,038.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 7,069.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 6,919.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 6,882.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 6,916.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 6,843.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 6,842.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 6,794.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 6,885.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 6,922.0 thousands | −2.7 |
| August 2025 | 6,937.0 thousands | −2.7 |
| July 2025 | 7,004.0 thousands | −2.0 |
| June 2025 | 7,140.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| May 2025 | 7,011.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| April 2025 | 7,087.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| March 2025 | 6,994.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| February 2025 | 6,959.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| January 2025 | 6,996.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| December 2024 | 7,040.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| November 2024 | 7,088.0 thousands | −2.9 |
| October 2024 | 7,074.0 thousands | −1.9 |
| September 2024 | 7,112.0 thousands | −2.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17131.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17131.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```