# Labor Force: Pope County, IL (U)

Labor Force: Pope County, IL (U) was down 13.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −9.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,149.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since December 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −33.2% (Jun 2016) to 10.8% (Apr 2021), averaging −2.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17151.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-pope-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,149.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,151.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,142.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,166.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,148.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,132.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,162.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,142.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,110.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,129.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,130.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,120.0 thousands | −13.1 |
| August 2025 | 1,167.0 thousands | −9.8 |
| July 2025 | 1,190.0 thousands | −7.5 |
| June 2025 | 1,206.0 thousands | −8.1 |
| May 2025 | 1,203.0 thousands | −6.8 |
| April 2025 | 1,231.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| March 2025 | 1,246.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| February 2025 | 1,245.0 thousands | −1.4 |
| January 2025 | 1,261.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| December 2024 | 1,281.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| November 2024 | 1,277.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| October 2024 | 1,280.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| September 2024 | 1,289.0 thousands | −1.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17151.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17151.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```