# Unemployment: Knox County, IL (U)

Unemployment: Knox County, IL (U) was up 10.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 5.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 881.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −54.3% (Apr 2021) to 190.7% (May 2020), averaging 2.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17095.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-knox-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 881.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 878.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 883.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,042.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,002.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,035.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,325.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,284.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,247.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,192.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,131.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,071.0 thousands | 10.1 |
| August 2025 | 1,129.0 thousands | 5.5 |
| July 2025 | 1,065.0 thousands | −14.3 |
| June 2025 | 954.0 thousands | −18.2 |
| May 2025 | 845.0 thousands | −21.5 |
| April 2025 | 835.0 thousands | −23.0 |
| March 2025 | 971.0 thousands | −19.4 |
| February 2025 | 1,036.0 thousands | −17.0 |
| January 2025 | 1,072.0 thousands | −15.9 |
| December 2024 | 900.0 thousands | −17.4 |
| November 2024 | 897.0 thousands | −6.4 |
| October 2024 | 946.0 thousands | −13.4 |
| September 2024 | 973.0 thousands | −16.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17095.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17095.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```