# Employment: Rochelle, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Rochelle, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 6.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with −4.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 23,192 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since August 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −20.2% (Apr 2020) to 17.6% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-40300.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-rochelle-il-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 23,192 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 22,982 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 23,199 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 23,165 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 22,644 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 22,537 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 22,721 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 22,394 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 22,381 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 22,344 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 22,614 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 23,066 thousands | −6.3 |
| August 2025 | 23,234 thousands | −4.3 |
| July 2025 | 23,551 thousands | −3.3 |
| June 2025 | 23,889 thousands | −1.8 |
| May 2025 | 23,461 thousands | −2.3 |
| April 2025 | 24,181 thousands | 1.5 |
| March 2025 | 23,412 thousands | −1.2 |
| February 2025 | 23,116 thousands | −1.3 |
| January 2025 | 23,300 thousands | −0.6 |
| December 2024 | 23,701 thousands | −0.2 |
| November 2024 | 23,834 thousands | −2.3 |
| October 2024 | 24,052 thousands | −1.1 |
| September 2024 | 24,624 thousands | 0.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-40300.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-40300.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```