# Labor Force: Douglas County, IL (U)

Labor Force: Douglas County, IL (U) was down 2.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 9,940.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.6% (Apr 2020) to 9.5% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17041.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-douglas-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 9,940.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 9,801.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 9,959.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 9,987.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 9,870.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 9,830.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 9,964.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 9,881.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 9,686.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 9,779.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 9,828.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 9,812.0 thousands | −2.9 |
| August 2025 | 9,779.0 thousands | −1.7 |
| July 2025 | 9,963.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| June 2025 | 9,907.0 thousands | −3.6 |
| May 2025 | 9,869.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| April 2025 | 9,999.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| March 2025 | 9,851.0 thousands | −2.9 |
| February 2025 | 9,864.0 thousands | −2.4 |
| January 2025 | 9,748.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| December 2024 | 9,998.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| November 2024 | 10,006 thousands | −2.6 |
| October 2024 | 10,062 thousands | −1.0 |
| September 2024 | 10,101 thousands | −1.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17041.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17041.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```