# Labor Force: Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 1.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 49,774 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.0% (Apr 2020) to 3.4% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-28100.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-kankakee-il-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 49,774 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 49,281 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 50,085 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 49,984 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 48,740 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 48,833 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 49,965 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 49,765 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 49,748 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 49,488 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 49,671 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 49,963 thousands | −1.8 |
| August 2025 | 50,010 thousands | −2.1 |
| July 2025 | 50,834 thousands | −2.1 |
| June 2025 | 50,730 thousands | −1.9 |
| May 2025 | 49,567 thousands | −2.7 |
| April 2025 | 49,931 thousands | −1.2 |
| March 2025 | 50,142 thousands | −1.8 |
| February 2025 | 49,865 thousands | −1.9 |
| January 2025 | 50,317 thousands | −1.7 |
| December 2024 | 50,451 thousands | −0.7 |
| November 2024 | 50,091 thousands | −1.8 |
| October 2024 | 50,454 thousands | −0.9 |
| September 2024 | 50,903 thousands | −0.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-28100.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-28100.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```