# Employment: Washington County, IL (U)

Employment: Washington County, IL (U) was down 2.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 7,032.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −29.3% (Apr 2020) to 33.2% (Apr 2021), averaging −2.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17189.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-washington-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 7,032.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 7,152.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 7,167.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 7,219.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 7,012.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 6,920.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 6,966.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 6,845.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 6,813.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 6,893.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 6,925.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 6,911.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| August 2025 | 7,028.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| July 2025 | 7,116.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| June 2025 | 7,210.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| May 2025 | 6,964.0 thousands | −2.3 |
| April 2025 | 7,059.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| March 2025 | 6,920.0 thousands | −3.3 |
| February 2025 | 6,880.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| January 2025 | 6,915.0 thousands | −1.9 |
| December 2024 | 6,994.0 thousands | −2.1 |
| November 2024 | 7,032.0 thousands | −4.1 |
| October 2024 | 7,066.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| September 2024 | 7,090.0 thousands | −4.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17189.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17189.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```