# Illinois Employment (household survey)

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%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL.EMP.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (368 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/illinois-employment-household-survey-not-seasonally-adjusted-monthly

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 6,208,539 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 6,135,150 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 6,215,074 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 6,201,020 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 6,160,326 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 6,145,550 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 6,211,988 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 6,208,070 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 6,152,461 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 6,200,827 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 6,235,362 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 6,286,906 thousands | −0.9 |
| August 2025 | 6,272,311 thousands | −0.8 |
| July 2025 | 6,326,676 thousands | −0.7 |
| June 2025 | 6,343,713 thousands | 0.1 |
| May 2025 | 6,287,079 thousands | −0.1 |
| April 2025 | 6,322,074 thousands | 0.4 |
| March 2025 | 6,304,166 thousands | 0.3 |
| February 2025 | 6,264,315 thousands | 0.7 |
| January 2025 | 6,264,202 thousands | 1.1 |
| December 2024 | 6,326,820 thousands | 1.3 |
| November 2024 | 6,349,589 thousands | 0.5 |
| October 2024 | 6,350,800 thousands | 1.2 |
| September 2024 | 6,340,835 thousands | 1.4 |

## API

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

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