# Unemployment: Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 5.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −3.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 4,432.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −51.4% (Apr 2021) to 184.4% (May 2020), averaging 3.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16580.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-urbana-il-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 4,432.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 4,485.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 4,360.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 5,376.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 4,832.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 4,761.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 5,821.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 6,019.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 5,783.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,976.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 5,814.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 5,212.0 thousands | 5.7 |
| August 2025 | 5,680.0 thousands | −3.7 |
| July 2025 | 5,706.0 thousands | −9.1 |
| June 2025 | 4,976.0 thousands | −17.5 |
| May 2025 | 4,181.0 thousands | −19.9 |
| April 2025 | 3,993.0 thousands | −18.4 |
| March 2025 | 4,456.0 thousands | −20.5 |
| February 2025 | 4,839.0 thousands | −17.9 |
| January 2025 | 4,772.0 thousands | −18.7 |
| December 2024 | 4,216.0 thousands | −20.2 |
| November 2024 | 4,492.0 thousands | −8.7 |
| October 2024 | 4,629.0 thousands | −12.2 |
| September 2024 | 4,933.0 thousands | −14.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16580.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16580.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```