# Unemployment: Champaign County, IL (U)

Unemployment: Champaign County, IL (U) was up 5.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −4.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 3,963.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −50.4% (Apr 2021) to 186.0% (May 2020), averaging 3.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17019.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-champaign-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 3,963.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 3,992.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 3,873.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 4,806.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 4,285.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 4,253.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 5,141.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 5,297.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 5,083.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,294.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 5,179.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 4,633.0 thousands | 5.1 |
| August 2025 | 5,042.0 thousands | −4.7 |
| July 2025 | 5,064.0 thousands | −8.9 |
| June 2025 | 4,416.0 thousands | −17.3 |
| May 2025 | 3,674.0 thousands | −20.8 |
| April 2025 | 3,518.0 thousands | −19.0 |
| March 2025 | 3,911.0 thousands | −21.0 |
| February 2025 | 4,229.0 thousands | −18.8 |
| January 2025 | 4,125.0 thousands | −19.8 |
| December 2024 | 3,715.0 thousands | −20.8 |
| November 2024 | 3,997.0 thousands | −8.8 |
| October 2024 | 4,128.0 thousands | −11.9 |
| September 2024 | 4,409.0 thousands | −13.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17019.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17019.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```