# Labor Force: Franklin County, IL (U)

Labor Force: Franklin County, IL (U) was down 2.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 16,382 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since November 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.8% (Mar 2020) to 5.2% (Mar 2016), averaging 0.02%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17055.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-franklin-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 16,382 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 16,238 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 16,413 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 16,388 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 16,066 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 16,019 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 16,378 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 16,264 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 16,142 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 16,091 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 16,144 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 16,236 thousands | −2.0 |
| August 2025 | 16,366 thousands | −1.1 |
| July 2025 | 16,611 thousands | −1.3 |
| June 2025 | 16,575 thousands | −1.3 |
| May 2025 | 16,323 thousands | −1.1 |
| April 2025 | 16,453 thousands | 0.7 |
| March 2025 | 16,319 thousands | −0.8 |
| February 2025 | 16,409 thousands | 0.5 |
| January 2025 | 16,400 thousands | 0.8 |
| December 2024 | 16,601 thousands | 1.1 |
| November 2024 | 16,524 thousands | −0.2 |
| October 2024 | 16,590 thousands | 0.2 |
| September 2024 | 16,568 thousands | −0.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17055.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17055.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```