# Unemployment: Madison County, IL (U)

Unemployment: Madison County, IL (U) was up 4.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −4.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 4,479.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −63.7% (Apr 2021) to 264.5% (May 2020), averaging 3.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17119.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-madison-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 4,479.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 4,602.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 4,652.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 5,479.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 5,015.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 4,859.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 5,908.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 6,049.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 5,790.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,897.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 6,021.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 5,427.0 thousands | 4.0 |
| August 2025 | 5,803.0 thousands | −4.2 |
| July 2025 | 5,927.0 thousands | −13.7 |
| June 2025 | 5,242.0 thousands | −20.6 |
| May 2025 | 4,477.0 thousands | −20.6 |
| April 2025 | 4,169.0 thousands | −21.8 |
| March 2025 | 4,670.0 thousands | −22.5 |
| February 2025 | 4,915.0 thousands | −22.5 |
| January 2025 | 5,128.0 thousands | −19.5 |
| December 2024 | 4,467.0 thousands | −23.6 |
| November 2024 | 4,804.0 thousands | −12.7 |
| October 2024 | 5,012.0 thousands | −12.7 |
| September 2024 | 5,218.0 thousands | −12.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17119.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17119.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```