# Labor Force: Cass County, IL (U)

Labor Force: Cass County, IL (U) was down 5.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with −5.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 5,719.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.1% (Apr 2020) to 4.9% (Apr 2021), averaging −1.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17017.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-cass-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 5,719.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 5,766.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 5,759.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 5,772.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 5,565.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 5,478.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 5,609.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 5,575.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 5,525.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,515.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 5,501.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 5,491.0 thousands | −5.5 |
| August 2025 | 5,548.0 thousands | −5.4 |
| July 2025 | 5,643.0 thousands | −5.6 |
| June 2025 | 5,706.0 thousands | −5.7 |
| May 2025 | 5,484.0 thousands | −8.6 |
| April 2025 | 5,563.0 thousands | −7.6 |
| March 2025 | 5,542.0 thousands | −9.2 |
| February 2025 | 5,603.0 thousands | −8.8 |
| January 2025 | 5,647.0 thousands | −10.1 |
| December 2024 | 5,624.0 thousands | −8.8 |
| November 2024 | 5,642.0 thousands | −10.7 |
| October 2024 | 5,717.0 thousands | −8.9 |
| September 2024 | 5,811.0 thousands | −8.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17017.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17017.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```