# Labor Force: McHenry County, IL (U)

Labor Force: McHenry County, IL (U) was down 0.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 174,662 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.7% (Aug 2020) to 7.8% (Dec 2021), averaging 0.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17111.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-mchenry-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 174,662 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 174,264 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 175,407 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 177,120 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 176,423 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 175,585 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 178,381 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 180,099 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 177,547 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 178,797 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 179,213 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 178,768 thousands | −0.5 |
| August 2025 | 178,980 thousands | −0.8 |
| July 2025 | 180,354 thousands | −0.8 |
| June 2025 | 181,117 thousands | −0.10 |
| May 2025 | 178,599 thousands | 0.4 |
| April 2025 | 179,515 thousands | 0.3 |
| March 2025 | 181,340 thousands | 1.3 |
| February 2025 | 180,771 thousands | 1.6 |
| January 2025 | 180,482 thousands | 2.3 |
| December 2024 | 179,496 thousands | 2.4 |
| November 2024 | 181,013 thousands | 2.2 |
| October 2024 | 180,401 thousands | 2.6 |
| September 2024 | 179,713 thousands | 2.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17111.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17111.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```