# Unemployment: Franklin County, IL (U)

Unemployment: Franklin County, IL (U) was up 1.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −8.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 729.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −73.3% (Apr 2021) to 358.2% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17055.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-franklin-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 729.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 719.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 697.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 813.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 759.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 732.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 921.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 939.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 942.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 891.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 904.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 808.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| August 2025 | 844.0 thousands | −8.5 |
| July 2025 | 878.0 thousands | −13.2 |
| June 2025 | 786.0 thousands | −18.3 |
| May 2025 | 711.0 thousands | −14.5 |
| April 2025 | 670.0 thousands | −16.0 |
| March 2025 | 763.0 thousands | −15.8 |
| February 2025 | 840.0 thousands | −12.2 |
| January 2025 | 847.0 thousands | −13.0 |
| December 2024 | 722.0 thousands | −19.0 |
| November 2024 | 742.0 thousands | −7.3 |
| October 2024 | 746.0 thousands | −12.5 |
| September 2024 | 793.0 thousands | −8.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17055.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17055.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```