# Unemployment: Brown County, IL (U)

Unemployment: Brown County, IL (U) was up 14.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −3.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 68.00 thousands.
That is the highest reading since October 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −66.4% (Apr 2021) to 201.4% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17009.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-brown-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 68.00 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 65.00 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 63.00 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 75.00 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 72.00 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 71.00 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 95.00 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 100.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 92.00 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 93.00 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 95.00 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 86.00 thousands | 14.7 |
| August 2025 | 81.00 thousands | −3.6 |
| July 2025 | 87.00 thousands | −5.4 |
| June 2025 | 73.00 thousands | −18.9 |
| May 2025 | 65.00 thousands | −14.5 |
| April 2025 | 62.00 thousands | 1.6 |
| March 2025 | 74.00 thousands | 5.7 |
| February 2025 | 69.00 thousands | −10.4 |
| January 2025 | 67.00 thousands | −11.8 |
| December 2024 | 66.00 thousands | −7.0 |
| November 2024 | 68.00 thousands | −1.4 |
| October 2024 | 71.00 thousands | −9.0 |
| September 2024 | 75.00 thousands | −9.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17009.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17009.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```