# Labor Force: Will County, IL (U)

Labor Force: Will County, IL (U) was down 0.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 380,503 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.8% (Aug 2020) to 7.3% (Dec 2021), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17197.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-will-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 380,503 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 379,682 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 382,240 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 386,204 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 384,206 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 382,366 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 388,133 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 392,131 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 387,505 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 389,451 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 390,571 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 389,732 thousands | −0.6 |
| August 2025 | 390,472 thousands | −1.0 |
| July 2025 | 393,412 thousands | −1.0 |
| June 2025 | 395,092 thousands | −0.3 |
| May 2025 | 389,303 thousands | 0.3 |
| April 2025 | 390,907 thousands | 0.3 |
| March 2025 | 394,793 thousands | 1.2 |
| February 2025 | 393,962 thousands | 1.6 |
| January 2025 | 393,545 thousands | 2.3 |
| December 2024 | 391,221 thousands | 2.5 |
| November 2024 | 395,026 thousands | 2.3 |
| October 2024 | 393,620 thousands | 2.6 |
| September 2024 | 392,148 thousands | 2.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17197.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17197.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```