# Unemployment: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 16.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −19.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 214,253 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −63.9% (Apr 2021) to 376.1% (Apr 2020), averaging 7.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16980.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-chicago-naperville-elgin-il-in-metropolitan-statistical

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 214,253 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 256,586 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 242,141 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 264,926 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 240,323 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 239,783 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 254,697 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 273,244 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 260,796 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 227,320 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 234,416 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 209,689 thousands | −16.1 |
| August 2025 | 227,873 thousands | −19.2 |
| July 2025 | 240,521 thousands | −20.2 |
| June 2025 | 239,219 thousands | −21.0 |
| May 2025 | 216,551 thousands | −12.2 |
| April 2025 | 223,658 thousands | −3.7 |
| March 2025 | 246,213 thousands | −1.8 |
| February 2025 | 260,343 thousands | −1.5 |
| January 2025 | 255,169 thousands | 3.5 |
| December 2024 | 221,507 thousands | 6.4 |
| November 2024 | 239,014 thousands | 12.9 |
| October 2024 | 250,323 thousands | 11.8 |
| September 2024 | 249,931 thousands | 9.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16980.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16980.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```