# Illinois Unemployment Level

Illinois Unemployment Level was down 12.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −16.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 297,713 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −62.6% (Apr 2021) to 315.6% (Apr 2020), averaging 5.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL.UNEMPLVL.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-unemployment-level

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 297,713 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 306,766 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 315,683 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 329,707 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 336,344 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 337,285 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 334,691 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 328,397 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 318,724 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 307,963 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 307,543 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 292,473 thousands | −12.2 |
| August 2025 | 283,796 thousands | −16.2 |
| July 2025 | 280,577 thousands | −17.9 |
| June 2025 | 283,871 thousands | −17.0 |
| May 2025 | 291,671 thousands | −14.3 |
| April 2025 | 299,330 thousands | −11.0 |
| March 2025 | 305,635 thousands | −7.4 |
| February 2025 | 310,930 thousands | −4.0 |
| January 2025 | 314,524 thousands | −1.8 |
| December 2024 | 317,235 thousands | −0.4 |
| November 2024 | 320,902 thousands | 1.4 |
| October 2024 | 326,657 thousands | 4.4 |
| September 2024 | 333,167 thousands | 8.5 |

## API

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

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