# Unemployment: Effingham, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Effingham, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 5.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with −4.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 688.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −68.7% (Apr 2021) to 295.8% (May 2020), averaging 4.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-20820.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-il-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 688.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 702.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 696.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 824.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 784.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 794.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,086.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,199.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,232.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,114.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,047.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 850.0 thousands | 5.3 |
| August 2025 | 888.0 thousands | −4.6 |
| July 2025 | 884.0 thousands | −14.8 |
| June 2025 | 777.0 thousands | −22.4 |
| May 2025 | 690.0 thousands | −22.0 |
| April 2025 | 661.0 thousands | −24.5 |
| March 2025 | 768.0 thousands | −24.6 |
| February 2025 | 892.0 thousands | −22.6 |
| January 2025 | 1,000.0 thousands | −18.0 |
| December 2024 | 767.0 thousands | −19.8 |
| November 2024 | 753.0 thousands | −8.5 |
| October 2024 | 759.0 thousands | −3.8 |
| September 2024 | 807.0 thousands | −4.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-20820.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-20820.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```