# Labor Force: Menard County, IL (U)

Labor Force: Menard County, IL (U) was down 5.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with −5.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 5,630.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.0% (Apr 2020) to 8.8% (Apr 2021), averaging −1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17129.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-menard-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 5,630.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 5,736.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 5,703.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 5,703.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 5,604.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 5,602.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 5,710.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 5,690.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 5,653.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,630.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 5,660.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 5,653.0 thousands | −5.8 |
| August 2025 | 5,789.0 thousands | −5.3 |
| July 2025 | 5,756.0 thousands | −6.1 |
| June 2025 | 5,776.0 thousands | −5.2 |
| May 2025 | 5,673.0 thousands | −5.4 |
| April 2025 | 5,752.0 thousands | −3.7 |
| March 2025 | 5,817.0 thousands | −3.7 |
| February 2025 | 5,797.0 thousands | −3.5 |
| January 2025 | 5,828.0 thousands | −2.9 |
| December 2024 | 5,901.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| November 2024 | 5,926.0 thousands | −1.7 |
| October 2024 | 5,951.0 thousands | 0.05 |
| September 2024 | 6,001.0 thousands | 1.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17129.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17129.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```