# Unemployment: Alexander County, IL (U)

Unemployment: Alexander County, IL (U) was up 15.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 12.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 88.00 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −48.2% (Apr 2021) to 147.8% (Apr 2020), averaging −3.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17003.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-alexander-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 88.00 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 89.00 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 92.00 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 106.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 98.00 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 94.00 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 107.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 105.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 109.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 105.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 109.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 107.0 thousands | 15.1 |
| August 2025 | 126.0 thousands | 12.5 |
| July 2025 | 129.0 thousands | −3.7 |
| June 2025 | 117.0 thousands | −14.6 |
| May 2025 | 99.00 thousands | −2.9 |
| April 2025 | 91.00 thousands | −8.1 |
| March 2025 | 107.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| February 2025 | 107.0 thousands | −6.1 |
| January 2025 | 118.0 thousands | 6.3 |
| December 2024 | 102.0 thousands | −3.8 |
| November 2024 | 97.00 thousands | −2.0 |
| October 2024 | 92.00 thousands | −16.4 |
| September 2024 | 93.00 thousands | −17.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17003.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17003.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```