# Labor Force: Montgomery County, IL (U)

Labor Force: Montgomery County, IL (U) was down 3.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 11,829 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.9% (Apr 2020) to 8.3% (Aug 2016), averaging −0.08%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17135.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-montgomery-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 11,829 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 11,941 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 11,955 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 12,129 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 11,756 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 11,643 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 11,764 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 11,654 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 11,602 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 11,542 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 11,626 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 11,734 thousands | −3.0 |
| August 2025 | 11,936 thousands | −2.0 |
| July 2025 | 11,962 thousands | −3.2 |
| June 2025 | 12,062 thousands | −3.2 |
| May 2025 | 11,755 thousands | −3.0 |
| April 2025 | 11,821 thousands | −1.7 |
| March 2025 | 11,689 thousands | −3.2 |
| February 2025 | 11,670 thousands | −2.8 |
| January 2025 | 11,769 thousands | −2.5 |
| December 2024 | 11,797 thousands | −1.4 |
| November 2024 | 11,865 thousands | −2.6 |
| October 2024 | 11,901 thousands | −2.1 |
| September 2024 | 12,092 thousands | −1.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17135.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17135.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```