# Unemployment: Marion County, IL (U)

Unemployment: Marion County, IL (U) was up 6.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with −3.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 667.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −73.9% (Apr 2021) to 424.3% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17121.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-marion-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 667.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 670.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 668.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 753.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 733.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 703.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 868.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 886.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 853.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 856.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 893.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 801.0 thousands | 6.4 |
| August 2025 | 828.0 thousands | −3.6 |
| July 2025 | 828.0 thousands | −14.4 |
| June 2025 | 718.0 thousands | −19.4 |
| May 2025 | 627.0 thousands | −19.2 |
| April 2025 | 612.0 thousands | −16.3 |
| March 2025 | 760.0 thousands | −7.5 |
| February 2025 | 723.0 thousands | −17.4 |
| January 2025 | 828.0 thousands | −11.3 |
| December 2024 | 681.0 thousands | −18.1 |
| November 2024 | 707.0 thousands | −9.0 |
| October 2024 | 713.0 thousands | −15.2 |
| September 2024 | 753.0 thousands | −13.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17121.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17121.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```