# Labor Force: Union County, IL (U)

Labor Force: Union County, IL (U) was down 4.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with −4.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 7,527.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.7% (Apr 2020) to 9.9% (Mar 2016), averaging 0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17181.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-union-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 7,527.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 7,421.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 7,452.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 7,482.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 7,390.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 7,377.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 7,564.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 7,490.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 7,290.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 7,384.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 7,377.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 7,411.0 thousands | −4.3 |
| August 2025 | 7,337.0 thousands | −4.8 |
| July 2025 | 7,437.0 thousands | −4.0 |
| June 2025 | 7,477.0 thousands | −3.2 |
| May 2025 | 7,404.0 thousands | −3.2 |
| April 2025 | 7,537.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| March 2025 | 7,485.0 thousands | −3.2 |
| February 2025 | 7,533.0 thousands | −1.9 |
| January 2025 | 7,455.0 thousands | −1.4 |
| December 2024 | 7,636.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| November 2024 | 7,597.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| October 2024 | 7,699.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| September 2024 | 7,748.0 thousands | 0.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17181.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17181.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```