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Illinois Employment (household survey)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-IL.EMP.M.NSA

Latest (y/y)−0.9%September 2025
Previous (y/y)−0.8%August 2025
Level6,208,539 thousandsSeptember 2026

Illinois Employment (household survey) was down 0.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.8% in August 2025.

The level stood at 6,208,539 thousands.

That is the lowest reading since March 2021.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −18.7% (Apr 2020) to 16.2% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.4%.

Illinois Employment (household survey), annual % change, Jan 1997 – Sep 2025−20%−10%0%10%20%200020052010201520202025Robomacro
Illinois Employment (household survey), annual % change, Jan 1997 – Sep 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Illinois Employment (household survey), level (thousands)5.0M5.5M6.0M6.5M200020052010201520202025Robomacro
Illinois Employment (household survey), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 20266,208,539 thousands—
August 20266,135,150 thousands—
July 20266,215,074 thousands—
June 20266,201,020 thousands—
May 20266,160,326 thousands—
April 20266,145,550 thousands—
March 20266,211,988 thousands—
February 20266,208,070 thousands—
January 20266,152,461 thousands—
December 20256,200,827 thousands—
November 20256,235,362 thousands—
September 20256,286,906 thousands−0.9
August 20256,272,311 thousands−0.8
July 20256,326,676 thousands−0.7
June 20256,343,713 thousands0.1
May 20256,287,079 thousands−0.1
April 20256,322,074 thousands0.4
March 20256,304,166 thousands0.3
February 20256,264,315 thousands0.7
January 20256,264,202 thousands1.1
December 20246,326,820 thousands1.3
November 20246,349,589 thousands0.5
October 20246,350,800 thousands1.2
September 20246,340,835 thousands1.4

Last 24 observations. The full history (368 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 1996
Observations368
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high16.2% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−18.7% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.4%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Makrognosis codeUS-IL.EMP.M.NSA

This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.

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It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-IL.EMP.M.NSA.

Last updated 2026-10-25. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Original title: “Illinois Employment (household survey)”.