# Labor Force: Stephenson County, IL (U)

Labor Force: Stephenson County, IL (U) was down 2.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 20,958 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.5% (Apr 2020) to 7.8% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17177.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-stephenson-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 20,958 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 21,131 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 21,245 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 21,495 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 20,813 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 20,606 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 20,948 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 20,522 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 20,531 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 20,388 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 20,526 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 20,738 thousands | −2.6 |
| August 2025 | 20,877 thousands | −2.8 |
| July 2025 | 21,220 thousands | −2.6 |
| June 2025 | 21,379 thousands | −2.6 |
| May 2025 | 20,750 thousands | −2.8 |
| April 2025 | 20,831 thousands | −0.8 |
| March 2025 | 21,072 thousands | −0.6 |
| February 2025 | 20,868 thousands | 0.1 |
| January 2025 | 21,020 thousands | 0.4 |
| December 2024 | 20,779 thousands | −0.8 |
| November 2024 | 20,967 thousands | −1.0 |
| October 2024 | 21,241 thousands | 0.5 |
| September 2024 | 21,281 thousands | −1.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17177.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17177.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```