# Unemployment: DeKalb County, IL (U)

Unemployment: DeKalb County, IL (U) was up 4.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −4.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,902.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −57.6% (Apr 2021) to 250.0% (Apr 2020), averaging 4.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17037.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-dekalb-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,902.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,943.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,945.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,314.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,117.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,200.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,722.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,837.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,785.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,725.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,523.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,302.0 thousands | 4.9 |
| August 2025 | 2,472.0 thousands | −4.7 |
| July 2025 | 2,524.0 thousands | −10.0 |
| June 2025 | 2,226.0 thousands | −16.8 |
| May 2025 | 1,937.0 thousands | −17.6 |
| April 2025 | 1,972.0 thousands | −14.8 |
| March 2025 | 2,288.0 thousands | −14.8 |
| February 2025 | 2,428.0 thousands | −18.3 |
| January 2025 | 2,526.0 thousands | −17.8 |
| December 2024 | 2,127.0 thousands | −16.3 |
| November 2024 | 2,072.0 thousands | −5.3 |
| October 2024 | 2,112.0 thousands | −11.0 |
| September 2024 | 2,194.0 thousands | −13.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17037.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17037.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```