# Unemployment: Effingham County, IL (U)

Unemployment: Effingham County, IL (U) was up 4.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −5.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 534.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since August 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −70.9% (Apr 2021) to 322.7% (May 2020), averaging 5.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17049.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-effingham-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 534.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 543.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 541.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 636.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 606.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 605.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 828.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 898.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 939.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 844.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 797.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 650.0 thousands | 4.0 |
| August 2025 | 684.0 thousands | −5.5 |
| July 2025 | 675.0 thousands | −15.6 |
| June 2025 | 596.0 thousands | −23.0 |
| May 2025 | 530.0 thousands | −22.5 |
| April 2025 | 506.0 thousands | −25.5 |
| March 2025 | 583.0 thousands | −25.1 |
| February 2025 | 686.0 thousands | −22.0 |
| January 2025 | 761.0 thousands | −18.4 |
| December 2024 | 588.0 thousands | −19.8 |
| November 2024 | 570.0 thousands | −10.8 |
| October 2024 | 580.0 thousands | −4.8 |
| September 2024 | 625.0 thousands | −2.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17049.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17049.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```