# Employment: Pike County, IL (U)

Employment: Pike County, IL (U) was down 7.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −5.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 5,925.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since July 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −18.0% (Apr 2020) to 18.6% (Apr 2021), averaging −1.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17149.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-pike-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 5,925.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 6,077.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 6,066.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 6,174.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 5,951.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 5,836.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 5,725.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 5,602.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 5,585.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,726.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 5,753.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 5,815.0 thousands | −7.0 |
| August 2025 | 5,975.0 thousands | −5.8 |
| July 2025 | 6,006.0 thousands | −5.9 |
| June 2025 | 6,219.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| May 2025 | 6,006.0 thousands | −2.6 |
| April 2025 | 6,033.0 thousands | −2.3 |
| March 2025 | 5,913.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| February 2025 | 5,820.0 thousands | −0.1 |
| January 2025 | 5,960.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| December 2024 | 6,046.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| November 2024 | 6,092.0 thousands | −1.6 |
| October 2024 | 6,220.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| September 2024 | 6,250.0 thousands | 0.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17149.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17149.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```