# Unemployment: Clark County, IL (U)

Unemployment: Clark County, IL (U) was up 14.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 274.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −74.9% (Apr 2021) to 353.8% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17023.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-clark-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 274.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 292.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 279.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 333.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 314.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 308.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 441.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 456.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 469.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 429.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 427.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 350.0 thousands | 14.8 |
| August 2025 | 345.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| July 2025 | 331.0 thousands | −15.6 |
| June 2025 | 301.0 thousands | −21.8 |
| May 2025 | 279.0 thousands | −18.7 |
| April 2025 | 276.0 thousands | −23.1 |
| March 2025 | 300.0 thousands | −27.0 |
| February 2025 | 325.0 thousands | −30.0 |
| January 2025 | 363.0 thousands | −26.5 |
| December 2024 | 302.0 thousands | −22.2 |
| November 2024 | 306.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| October 2024 | 299.0 thousands | −5.4 |
| September 2024 | 305.0 thousands | −8.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17023.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17023.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```