# Labor Force: Rochelle, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Rochelle, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 6.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −4.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 24,044 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since May 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.5% (Apr 2020) to 7.8% (Apr 2016), averaging −0.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-40300.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-rochelle-il-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 24,044 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 23,851 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 24,056 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 24,174 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 23,661 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 23,559 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 24,106 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 23,837 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 23,853 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 23,708 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 23,805 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 24,124 thousands | −6.0 |
| August 2025 | 24,365 thousands | −4.2 |
| July 2025 | 24,661 thousands | −3.7 |
| June 2025 | 24,904 thousands | −2.6 |
| May 2025 | 24,411 thousands | −3.1 |
| April 2025 | 25,138 thousands | 0.3 |
| March 2025 | 24,586 thousands | −2.3 |
| February 2025 | 24,412 thousands | −2.4 |
| January 2025 | 24,653 thousands | −2.0 |
| December 2024 | 24,798 thousands | −1.1 |
| November 2024 | 24,837 thousands | −2.5 |
| October 2024 | 25,057 thousands | −1.6 |
| September 2024 | 25,664 thousands | −0.08 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-40300.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-40300.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```