# Unemployment: DuPage County, IL (U)

Unemployment: DuPage County, IL (U) was down 19.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −21.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 19,455 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −69.8% (Apr 2021) to 411.8% (Apr 2020), averaging 8.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17043.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-dupage-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 19,455 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 24,003 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 22,749 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 25,142 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 22,325 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 21,624 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 21,714 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 23,332 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 21,371 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 19,204 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 20,730 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 18,246 thousands | −19.2 |
| August 2025 | 19,955 thousands | −21.2 |
| July 2025 | 21,567 thousands | −22.3 |
| June 2025 | 21,974 thousands | −22.7 |
| May 2025 | 19,287 thousands | −12.9 |
| April 2025 | 19,741 thousands | −0.04 |
| March 2025 | 21,311 thousands | 4.6 |
| February 2025 | 21,871 thousands | 1.4 |
| January 2025 | 20,812 thousands | 7.7 |
| December 2024 | 18,848 thousands | 11.7 |
| November 2024 | 21,283 thousands | 17.1 |
| October 2024 | 22,817 thousands | 17.1 |
| September 2024 | 22,574 thousands | 13.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17043.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17043.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```