# Labor Force: Knox County, IL (U)

Labor Force: Knox County, IL (U) was down 4.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 20,521 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since August 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.7% (Mar 2020) to 7.0% (Nov 2023), averaging −1.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17095.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-knox-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 20,521 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 20,161 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 20,365 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 20,267 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 20,210 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 20,077 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 20,407 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 20,117 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 19,971 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 19,671 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 19,972 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 20,227 thousands | −4.0 |
| August 2025 | 20,156 thousands | −2.3 |
| July 2025 | 20,317 thousands | −2.9 |
| June 2025 | 20,297 thousands | −2.5 |
| May 2025 | 20,500 thousands | −1.8 |
| April 2025 | 20,495 thousands | −1.3 |
| March 2025 | 20,338 thousands | −2.9 |
| February 2025 | 20,432 thousands | −1.7 |
| January 2025 | 20,544 thousands | −0.5 |
| December 2024 | 20,280 thousands | −0.5 |
| November 2024 | 20,585 thousands | −1.8 |
| October 2024 | 20,883 thousands | −0.6 |
| September 2024 | 21,078 thousands | 0.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17095.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17095.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```