# Labor Force: Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 126,265 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.2% (Apr 2020) to 10.6% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16580.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-champaign-urbana-il-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 126,265 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 117,185 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 120,392 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 119,266 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 122,546 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 125,191 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 127,185 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 126,089 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 119,978 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 124,472 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 125,955 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 125,411 thousands | −0.9 |
| August 2025 | 117,750 thousands | −0.7 |
| July 2025 | 121,442 thousands | −1.1 |
| June 2025 | 119,459 thousands | −1.4 |
| May 2025 | 124,136 thousands | −1.3 |
| April 2025 | 127,583 thousands | −0.1 |
| March 2025 | 125,910 thousands | −0.8 |
| February 2025 | 125,164 thousands | −1.4 |
| January 2025 | 118,876 thousands | −3.6 |
| December 2024 | 125,788 thousands | 1.8 |
| November 2024 | 126,778 thousands | −1.4 |
| October 2024 | 127,448 thousands | −0.6 |
| September 2024 | 126,560 thousands | −1.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16580.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16580.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```