# Unemployment: Lawrence County, IL (U)

Unemployment: Lawrence County, IL (U) was down 34.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with −36.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 222.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −74.0% (Apr 2021) to 367.8% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17101.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-lawrence-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 222.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 232.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 228.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 265.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 262.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 260.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 303.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 309.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 316.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 316.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 300.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 264.0 thousands | −34.3 |
| August 2025 | 280.0 thousands | −36.7 |
| July 2025 | 280.0 thousands | −15.9 |
| June 2025 | 237.0 thousands | −20.7 |
| May 2025 | 216.0 thousands | −12.9 |
| April 2025 | 198.0 thousands | −22.0 |
| March 2025 | 227.0 thousands | −23.3 |
| February 2025 | 224.0 thousands | −26.6 |
| January 2025 | 251.0 thousands | −21.6 |
| December 2024 | 229.0 thousands | −17.6 |
| November 2024 | 231.0 thousands | −4.5 |
| October 2024 | 256.0 thousands | −7.2 |
| September 2024 | 402.0 thousands | 42.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17101.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17101.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```