# Unemployment: Bureau County, IL (U)

Unemployment: Bureau County, IL (U) was up 0.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −5.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 592.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −63.1% (Apr 2021) to 196.4% (May 2020), averaging 1.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17011.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-bureau-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 592.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 596.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 576.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 679.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 689.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 695.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 892.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 954.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,012.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 916.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 823.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 727.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| August 2025 | 783.0 thousands | −5.9 |
| July 2025 | 772.0 thousands | −17.5 |
| June 2025 | 675.0 thousands | −26.8 |
| May 2025 | 648.0 thousands | −25.7 |
| April 2025 | 672.0 thousands | −24.5 |
| March 2025 | 828.0 thousands | −21.7 |
| February 2025 | 889.0 thousands | −24.9 |
| January 2025 | 969.0 thousands | −19.0 |
| December 2024 | 759.0 thousands | −19.3 |
| November 2024 | 713.0 thousands | −10.1 |
| October 2024 | 707.0 thousands | −16.3 |
| September 2024 | 722.0 thousands | −23.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17011.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17011.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```