# Unemployment: Ford County, IL (U)

Unemployment: Ford County, IL (U) was up 9.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 2.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 216.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since October 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −62.1% (Apr 2021) to 192.2% (May 2020), averaging 1.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17053.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-ford-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 216.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 228.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 228.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 271.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 258.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 239.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 314.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 335.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 341.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 312.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 293.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 266.0 thousands | 9.0 |
| August 2025 | 293.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| July 2025 | 302.0 thousands | −11.2 |
| June 2025 | 264.0 thousands | −19.8 |
| May 2025 | 234.0 thousands | −15.5 |
| April 2025 | 227.0 thousands | −10.6 |
| March 2025 | 256.0 thousands | −15.5 |
| February 2025 | 281.0 thousands | −7.9 |
| January 2025 | 307.0 thousands | −6.4 |
| December 2024 | 231.0 thousands | −10.5 |
| November 2024 | 231.0 thousands | −4.9 |
| October 2024 | 225.0 thousands | −14.8 |
| September 2024 | 244.0 thousands | −13.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17053.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17053.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```