# Labor Force: Brown County, IL (U)

Labor Force: Brown County, IL (U) was down 3.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,563.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since April 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −20.3% (Oct 2016) to 6.4% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17009.LF.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/labor-force-brown-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,563.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,546.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,525.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,536.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,485.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,475.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,531.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,498.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,476.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,477.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,460.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,510.0 thousands | −3.4 |
| August 2025 | 2,506.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| July 2025 | 2,513.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| June 2025 | 2,506.0 thousands | −1.9 |
| May 2025 | 2,466.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| April 2025 | 2,497.0 thousands | 0.1 |
| March 2025 | 2,480.0 thousands | −2.6 |
| February 2025 | 2,494.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| January 2025 | 2,506.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| December 2024 | 2,505.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| November 2024 | 2,506.0 thousands | 0.08 |
| October 2024 | 2,551.0 thousands | 2.3 |
| September 2024 | 2,598.0 thousands | 2.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17009.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17009.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```