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

Employment: Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 5.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −5.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 93,711 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since September 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −20.8% (Apr 2020) to 20.6% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-44100.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-springfield-il-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 93,711 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 94,638 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 94,979 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 93,493 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 91,991 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 92,699 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 93,463 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 92,754 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 92,655 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 91,926 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 93,013 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 94,002 thousands | −5.7 |
| August 2025 | 95,859 thousands | −5.1 |
| July 2025 | 95,551 thousands | −5.6 |
| June 2025 | 95,632 thousands | −4.4 |
| May 2025 | 94,802 thousands | −4.6 |
| April 2025 | 96,196 thousands | −2.8 |
| March 2025 | 96,612 thousands | −2.7 |
| February 2025 | 95,506 thousands | −2.5 |
| January 2025 | 95,826 thousands | −1.8 |
| December 2024 | 98,552 thousands | 0.5 |
| November 2024 | 98,410 thousands | −1.1 |
| October 2024 | 99,284 thousands | 1.1 |
| September 2024 | 99,638 thousands | 2.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-44100.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-44100.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```