# Labor Force: Wayne County, IL (U)

Labor Force: Wayne County, IL (U) was down 6.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −5.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 7,366.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since September 2002.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.9% (Sep 2025) to 12.1% (May 2016), averaging 0.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17191.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-wayne-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 7,366.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 7,317.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 7,317.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 7,602.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 7,478.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 7,391.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 7,553.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 7,301.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 7,205.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 7,351.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 7,340.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 7,294.0 thousands | −6.9 |
| August 2025 | 7,257.0 thousands | −5.4 |
| July 2025 | 7,327.0 thousands | −5.9 |
| June 2025 | 7,592.0 thousands | −5.2 |
| May 2025 | 7,467.0 thousands | −4.7 |
| April 2025 | 7,552.0 thousands | −3.0 |
| March 2025 | 7,607.0 thousands | −1.7 |
| February 2025 | 7,482.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| January 2025 | 7,585.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| December 2024 | 7,666.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| November 2024 | 7,617.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| October 2024 | 7,727.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| September 2024 | 7,836.0 thousands | 0.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17191.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17191.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```