# Labor Force: Putnam County, IL (U)

Labor Force: Putnam County, IL (U) was down 3.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with −3.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,987.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.1% (Apr 2020) to 12.7% (Jan 2016), averaging −0.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17155.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-putnam-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,987.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,968.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,997.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 3,064.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,948.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,893.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,897.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,888.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,889.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,872.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,875.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,956.0 thousands | −3.8 |
| August 2025 | 2,963.0 thousands | −3.3 |
| July 2025 | 2,999.0 thousands | −4.2 |
| June 2025 | 3,041.0 thousands | −3.3 |
| May 2025 | 2,955.0 thousands | −3.9 |
| April 2025 | 2,991.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| March 2025 | 2,924.0 thousands | −3.4 |
| February 2025 | 2,941.0 thousands | −3.2 |
| January 2025 | 2,974.0 thousands | −2.3 |
| December 2024 | 2,969.0 thousands | −1.6 |
| November 2024 | 2,990.0 thousands | −1.9 |
| October 2024 | 3,049.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| September 2024 | 3,074.0 thousands | −0.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17155.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17155.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```