# Labor Force: Monroe County, IL (U)

Labor Force: Monroe County, IL (U) was down 2.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 19,355 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.5% (Apr 2020) to 9.4% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17133.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-monroe-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 19,355 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 19,237 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 19,491 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 19,517 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 19,072 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 18,934 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 19,086 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 18,892 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 18,789 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 18,829 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 18,992 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 19,081 thousands | −2.4 |
| August 2025 | 19,137 thousands | −2.0 |
| July 2025 | 19,451 thousands | −2.5 |
| June 2025 | 19,498 thousands | −2.1 |
| May 2025 | 19,144 thousands | −2.2 |
| April 2025 | 19,343 thousands | −0.8 |
| March 2025 | 19,137 thousands | −1.8 |
| February 2025 | 19,096 thousands | −2.0 |
| January 2025 | 19,079 thousands | −1.6 |
| December 2024 | 19,366 thousands | −0.7 |
| November 2024 | 19,433 thousands | −2.0 |
| October 2024 | 19,490 thousands | −1.0 |
| September 2024 | 19,560 thousands | −1.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17133.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17133.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```