# Labor Force: Saline County, IL (U)

Labor Force: Saline County, IL (U) was down 3.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 10,342 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since October 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.7% (Mar 2020) to 6.4% (Oct 2016), averaging 0.01%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17165.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-saline-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 10,342 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 10,219 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 10,169 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 10,224 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 10,246 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 10,244 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 10,394 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 10,370 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 10,203 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 10,238 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 10,289 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 10,304 thousands | −3.2 |
| August 2025 | 10,345 thousands | −1.5 |
| July 2025 | 10,359 thousands | −1.4 |
| June 2025 | 10,401 thousands | −0.6 |
| May 2025 | 10,504 thousands | −0.01 |
| April 2025 | 10,588 thousands | 1.7 |
| March 2025 | 10,438 thousands | 0.2 |
| February 2025 | 10,499 thousands | 0.2 |
| January 2025 | 10,498 thousands | 1.1 |
| December 2024 | 10,531 thousands | 0.4 |
| November 2024 | 10,478 thousands | −1.1 |
| October 2024 | 10,507 thousands | −0.6 |
| September 2024 | 10,641 thousands | 0.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17165.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17165.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```