# Unemployment: Gallatin County, IL (U)

Unemployment: Gallatin County, IL (U) was up 13.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with 4.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 79.00 thousands.
That is the highest reading since August 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −62.7% (Apr 2021) to 179.0% (May 2020), averaging −0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17059.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-gallatin-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 79.00 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 79.00 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 80.00 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 92.00 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 91.00 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 85.00 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 98.00 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 97.00 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 87.00 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 95.00 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 105.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 100.0 thousands | 13.6 |
| August 2025 | 104.0 thousands | 4.0 |
| July 2025 | 97.00 thousands | −17.1 |
| June 2025 | 89.00 thousands | −19.8 |
| May 2025 | 81.00 thousands | −20.6 |
| April 2025 | 72.00 thousands | −25.0 |
| March 2025 | 83.00 thousands | −13.5 |
| February 2025 | 87.00 thousands | −17.9 |
| January 2025 | 83.00 thousands | −20.2 |
| December 2024 | 82.00 thousands | −21.2 |
| November 2024 | 78.00 thousands | −17.9 |
| October 2024 | 82.00 thousands | −24.8 |
| September 2024 | 88.00 thousands | −19.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17059.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17059.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```