# Unemployment: Cook County, IL (U)

Unemployment: Cook County, IL (U) was down 19.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with −21.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 127,564 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −62.4% (Apr 2021) to 415.3% (Apr 2020), averaging 9.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17031.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-cook-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 127,564 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 158,848 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 147,515 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 159,535 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 144,292 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 143,137 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 141,872 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 153,616 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 146,175 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 126,171 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 136,114 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 120,520 thousands | −19.5 |
| August 2025 | 131,348 thousands | −21.8 |
| July 2025 | 138,752 thousands | −22.3 |
| June 2025 | 140,791 thousands | −22.3 |
| May 2025 | 127,638 thousands | −11.7 |
| April 2025 | 132,099 thousands | −0.6 |
| March 2025 | 140,670 thousands | 3.1 |
| February 2025 | 147,280 thousands | 2.5 |
| January 2025 | 143,041 thousands | 9.7 |
| December 2024 | 126,428 thousands | 13.0 |
| November 2024 | 142,428 thousands | 16.8 |
| October 2024 | 151,782 thousands | 16.3 |
| September 2024 | 149,765 thousands | 14.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17031.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17031.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```