# Unemployment: Kane County, IL (U)

Unemployment: Kane County, IL (U) was up 4.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −4.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 9,797.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −61.9% (Apr 2021) to 292.5% (May 2020), averaging 5.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17089.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-kane-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 9,797.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 10,079 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 10,047 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 11,820 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 11,211 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 12,047 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 16,308 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 16,801 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 17,087 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 15,636 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 13,628 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 11,933 thousands | 4.0 |
| August 2025 | 12,680 thousands | −4.9 |
| July 2025 | 12,726 thousands | −12.6 |
| June 2025 | 11,411 thousands | −18.4 |
| May 2025 | 10,275 thousands | −18.1 |
| April 2025 | 10,979 thousands | −18.6 |
| March 2025 | 13,281 thousands | −20.4 |
| February 2025 | 14,067 thousands | −18.8 |
| January 2025 | 14,560 thousands | −17.9 |
| December 2024 | 12,220 thousands | −16.4 |
| November 2024 | 11,180 thousands | −5.8 |
| October 2024 | 11,027 thousands | −10.2 |
| September 2024 | 11,474 thousands | −12.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17089.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17089.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```