# Labor Force: Washington County, IL (U)

Labor Force: Washington County, IL (U) was down 2.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 7,240.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −22.6% (Dec 2016) to 9.2% (Apr 2021), averaging −2.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17189.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-washington-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 7,240.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 7,362.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 7,386.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 7,480.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 7,255.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 7,160.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 7,251.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 7,142.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 7,090.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 7,154.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 7,189.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 7,143.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| August 2025 | 7,280.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| July 2025 | 7,391.0 thousands | −1.9 |
| June 2025 | 7,445.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| May 2025 | 7,174.0 thousands | −2.9 |
| April 2025 | 7,269.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| March 2025 | 7,141.0 thousands | −3.6 |
| February 2025 | 7,126.0 thousands | −3.2 |
| January 2025 | 7,197.0 thousands | −2.4 |
| December 2024 | 7,190.0 thousands | −2.7 |
| November 2024 | 7,241.0 thousands | −4.4 |
| October 2024 | 7,278.0 thousands | −3.2 |
| September 2024 | 7,325.0 thousands | −4.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17189.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17189.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```