# Unemployment: Macoupin County, IL (U)

Unemployment: Macoupin County, IL (U) was up 10.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 5.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 743.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −64.2% (Apr 2021) to 201.3% (Apr 2020), averaging −0.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17117.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-macoupin-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 743.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 768.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 760.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 895.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 875.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 845.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,078.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,113.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,101.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,035.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,025.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 917.0 thousands | 10.1 |
| August 2025 | 967.0 thousands | 5.9 |
| July 2025 | 959.0 thousands | −7.8 |
| June 2025 | 846.0 thousands | −16.5 |
| May 2025 | 762.0 thousands | −12.6 |
| April 2025 | 718.0 thousands | −10.9 |
| March 2025 | 865.0 thousands | −8.6 |
| February 2025 | 952.0 thousands | −8.1 |
| January 2025 | 1,002.0 thousands | −13.8 |
| December 2024 | 826.0 thousands | −16.4 |
| November 2024 | 806.0 thousands | −9.6 |
| October 2024 | 788.0 thousands | −11.6 |
| September 2024 | 833.0 thousands | −13.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17117.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17117.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```