# Illinois Labor Force

Illinois Labor Force was down 1.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 6,468,204 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.7% (Apr 2020) to 2.7% (Feb 2022), averaging 0.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL.LF.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (368 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/illinois-labor-force

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 6,468,204 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 6,476,926 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 6,499,595 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 6,524,072 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 6,542,535 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 6,555,140 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 6,570,955 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 6,570,046 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 6,560,516 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 6,559,867 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 6,557,672 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 6,555,136 thousands | −1.5 |
| August 2025 | 6,559,231 thousands | −1.5 |
| July 2025 | 6,568,380 thousands | −1.3 |
| June 2025 | 6,580,997 thousands | −1.1 |
| May 2025 | 6,595,687 thousands | −0.7 |
| April 2025 | 6,610,845 thousands | −0.3 |
| March 2025 | 6,624,703 thousands | 0.1 |
| February 2025 | 6,635,312 thousands | 0.5 |
| January 2025 | 6,642,057 thousands | 0.8 |
| December 2024 | 6,646,902 thousands | 0.9 |
| November 2024 | 6,650,971 thousands | 1.1 |
| October 2024 | 6,654,765 thousands | 1.3 |
| September 2024 | 6,657,532 thousands | 1.6 |

## API

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

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