# Employment: Putnam County, IL (U)

Employment: Putnam County, IL (U) was down 4.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −3.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,879.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since September 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −22.7% (Apr 2020) to 25.3% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.09%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17155.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-putnam-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,879.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,852.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,883.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,933.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,821.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,768.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,723.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,701.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,698.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,699.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,720.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,812.0 thousands | −4.7 |
| August 2025 | 2,823.0 thousands | −3.3 |
| July 2025 | 2,865.0 thousands | −3.3 |
| June 2025 | 2,919.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| May 2025 | 2,832.0 thousands | −3.0 |
| April 2025 | 2,861.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| March 2025 | 2,774.0 thousands | −1.9 |
| February 2025 | 2,780.0 thousands | −1.6 |
| January 2025 | 2,790.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| December 2024 | 2,823.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| November 2024 | 2,864.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| October 2024 | 2,926.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| September 2024 | 2,952.0 thousands | 0.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17155.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17155.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```