# Unemployment: Adams County, IL (U)

Unemployment: Adams County, IL (U) was up 4.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 951.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −67.2% (Apr 2021) to 251.6% (May 2020), averaging 3.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17001.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/unemployment-adams-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 951.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 947.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 906.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,112.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,074.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,008.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,263.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,309.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,234.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,290.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,275.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,156.0 thousands | 4.1 |
| August 2025 | 1,231.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| July 2025 | 1,253.0 thousands | −22.2 |
| June 2025 | 1,077.0 thousands | −19.4 |
| May 2025 | 983.0 thousands | −13.2 |
| April 2025 | 889.0 thousands | −13.0 |
| March 2025 | 1,051.0 thousands | −9.9 |
| February 2025 | 1,113.0 thousands | −11.6 |
| January 2025 | 1,164.0 thousands | −10.8 |
| December 2024 | 1,002.0 thousands | −10.9 |
| November 2024 | 1,016.0 thousands | −2.0 |
| October 2024 | 1,085.0 thousands | −4.3 |
| September 2024 | 1,111.0 thousands | −12.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17001.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17001.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```