# Labor Force: Shelby County, IL (U)

Labor Force: Shelby County, IL (U) was down 1.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 10,490 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.5% (Apr 2020) to 7.8% (Apr 2016), averaging 0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17173.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-shelby-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 10,490 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 10,595 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 10,593 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 10,744 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 10,482 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 10,336 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 10,374 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 10,276 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 10,236 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 10,241 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 10,312 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 10,330 thousands | −1.9 |
| August 2025 | 10,467 thousands | −1.3 |
| July 2025 | 10,572 thousands | −1.7 |
| June 2025 | 10,706 thousands | −1.1 |
| May 2025 | 10,434 thousands | −1.5 |
| April 2025 | 10,508 thousands | −0.1 |
| March 2025 | 10,369 thousands | −0.3 |
| February 2025 | 10,361 thousands | 0.09 |
| January 2025 | 10,452 thousands | 0.8 |
| December 2024 | 10,377 thousands | 0.5 |
| November 2024 | 10,455 thousands | −1.5 |
| October 2024 | 10,474 thousands | −0.6 |
| September 2024 | 10,530 thousands | −1.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17173.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17173.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```