# Employment: Richland County, IL (U)

Employment: Richland County, IL (U) was down 3.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 7,140.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since October 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.1% (Apr 2020) to 10.0% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17159.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-richland-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 7,140.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 7,157.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 7,228.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 7,180.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 7,083.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 7,086.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 7,159.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 7,122.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 7,044.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 7,067.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 7,083.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 7,062.0 thousands | −3.7 |
| August 2025 | 7,112.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| July 2025 | 7,252.0 thousands | −3.0 |
| June 2025 | 7,292.0 thousands | −2.9 |
| May 2025 | 7,235.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| April 2025 | 7,328.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| March 2025 | 7,258.0 thousands | −1.4 |
| February 2025 | 7,252.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| January 2025 | 7,308.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| December 2024 | 7,424.0 thousands | 0.1 |
| November 2024 | 7,325.0 thousands | −2.7 |
| October 2024 | 7,316.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| September 2024 | 7,337.0 thousands | −1.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17159.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17159.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```