# Unemployment: De Witt County, IL (U)

Unemployment: De Witt County, IL (U) was up 1.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with −6.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 252.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −52.2% (Apr 2021) to 138.1% (May 2020), averaging 1.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17039.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-de-witt-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 252.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 259.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 244.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 303.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 293.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 284.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 351.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 373.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 342.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 347.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 337.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 303.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| August 2025 | 313.0 thousands | −6.3 |
| July 2025 | 301.0 thousands | −21.2 |
| June 2025 | 274.0 thousands | −28.8 |
| May 2025 | 255.0 thousands | −18.0 |
| April 2025 | 263.0 thousands | −14.6 |
| March 2025 | 296.0 thousands | −13.2 |
| February 2025 | 329.0 thousands | −8.1 |
| January 2025 | 339.0 thousands | −11.5 |
| December 2024 | 307.0 thousands | −5.8 |
| November 2024 | 299.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| October 2024 | 299.0 thousands | −2.9 |
| September 2024 | 299.0 thousands | −8.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17039.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17039.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```