# Unemployment: Kankakee County, IL (U)

Unemployment: Kankakee County, IL (U) was up 7.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,082.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since January 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −57.0% (Apr 2021) to 217.5% (May 2020), averaging 2.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17091.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-kankakee-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,082.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,111.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,052.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,478.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,402.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,504.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 3,274.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 3,476.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 3,604.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 3,300.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 3,121.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,721.0 thousands | 7.2 |
| August 2025 | 2,821.0 thousands | −2.4 |
| July 2025 | 2,667.0 thousands | −13.2 |
| June 2025 | 2,430.0 thousands | −18.8 |
| May 2025 | 2,305.0 thousands | −14.6 |
| April 2025 | 2,332.0 thousands | −16.6 |
| March 2025 | 2,722.0 thousands | −16.8 |
| February 2025 | 2,965.0 thousands | −16.1 |
| January 2025 | 3,098.0 thousands | −19.4 |
| December 2024 | 2,530.0 thousands | −20.4 |
| November 2024 | 2,440.0 thousands | −9.8 |
| October 2024 | 2,429.0 thousands | −15.2 |
| September 2024 | 2,538.0 thousands | −16.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17091.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17091.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```