# Unemployment: Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 7.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,172.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since January 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −46.0% (May 2021) to 203.2% (May 2020), averaging 2.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-19500.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-decatur-il-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,172.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,215.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,177.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,529.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,413.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,412.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,913.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,953.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,935.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,839.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,824.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,564.0 thousands | 7.6 |
| August 2025 | 2,713.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| July 2025 | 2,722.0 thousands | −9.0 |
| June 2025 | 2,494.0 thousands | −12.6 |
| May 2025 | 2,243.0 thousands | −8.0 |
| April 2025 | 2,263.0 thousands | −5.7 |
| March 2025 | 2,499.0 thousands | −8.5 |
| February 2025 | 2,537.0 thousands | −10.2 |
| January 2025 | 2,577.0 thousands | −13.1 |
| December 2024 | 2,274.0 thousands | −15.7 |
| November 2024 | 2,260.0 thousands | −8.4 |
| October 2024 | 2,301.0 thousands | −13.2 |
| September 2024 | 2,382.0 thousands | −15.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-19500.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-19500.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```