# Labor Force: Lake County, IL (U)

Labor Force: Lake County, IL (U) was down 1.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 365,784 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.9% (Apr 2020) to 7.3% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.05%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17097.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-lake-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 365,784 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 363,886 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 373,441 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 368,610 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 356,006 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 356,783 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 364,142 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 361,759 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 362,580 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 357,684 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 358,278 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 363,571 thousands | −1.4 |
| August 2025 | 366,500 thousands | −1.6 |
| July 2025 | 373,384 thousands | −2.1 |
| June 2025 | 369,853 thousands | −1.6 |
| May 2025 | 360,872 thousands | −1.9 |
| April 2025 | 362,808 thousands | −0.2 |
| March 2025 | 361,217 thousands | −1.4 |
| February 2025 | 360,162 thousands | −1.1 |
| January 2025 | 362,826 thousands | −1.2 |
| December 2024 | 365,073 thousands | −0.7 |
| November 2024 | 364,091 thousands | −1.3 |
| October 2024 | 367,377 thousands | −0.3 |
| September 2024 | 368,589 thousands | −0.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17097.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17097.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```