# Employment: Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 3.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 147,112 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −22.6% (Apr 2020) to 18.1% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-40420.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-rockford-il-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 147,112 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 146,715 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 149,763 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 146,251 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 143,827 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 143,946 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 145,301 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 144,234 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 145,135 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 143,700 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 145,359 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 147,372 thousands | −3.0 |
| August 2025 | 147,760 thousands | −2.7 |
| July 2025 | 149,877 thousands | −2.2 |
| June 2025 | 149,243 thousands | −1.7 |
| May 2025 | 148,030 thousands | −2.5 |
| April 2025 | 149,525 thousands | −0.2 |
| March 2025 | 148,099 thousands | −1.2 |
| February 2025 | 147,969 thousands | −0.3 |
| January 2025 | 148,911 thousands | 0.2 |
| December 2024 | 151,141 thousands | 0.6 |
| November 2024 | 150,623 thousands | −0.8 |
| October 2024 | 151,316 thousands | 0.3 |
| September 2024 | 151,911 thousands | 0.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-40420.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-40420.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```