# Labor Force: Lawrence County, IL (U)

Labor Force: Lawrence County, IL (U) was down 6.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with −7.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 5,675.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.9% (Jun 2022) to 13.0% (Jun 2016), averaging −0.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17101.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-lawrence-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 5,675.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 5,685.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 5,685.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 5,800.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 5,614.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 5,611.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 5,723.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 5,657.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 5,632.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,614.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 5,639.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 5,610.0 thousands | −6.8 |
| August 2025 | 5,642.0 thousands | −7.3 |
| July 2025 | 5,733.0 thousands | −2.9 |
| June 2025 | 5,808.0 thousands | −3.5 |
| May 2025 | 5,649.0 thousands | −3.3 |
| April 2025 | 5,689.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| March 2025 | 5,725.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| February 2025 | 5,637.0 thousands | −2.3 |
| January 2025 | 5,702.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| December 2024 | 5,735.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| November 2024 | 5,770.0 thousands | 0.07 |
| October 2024 | 5,813.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| September 2024 | 6,018.0 thousands | 4.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17101.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17101.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```