# Unemployment: Montgomery County, IL (U)

Unemployment: Montgomery County, IL (U) was up 5.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 442.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −65.1% (Apr 2021) to 216.4% (May 2020), averaging 0.07%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17135.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-montgomery-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 442.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 447.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 436.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 521.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 494.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 478.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 625.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 672.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 677.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 631.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 598.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 527.0 thousands | 5.2 |
| August 2025 | 556.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| July 2025 | 559.0 thousands | −9.3 |
| June 2025 | 487.0 thousands | −17.0 |
| May 2025 | 455.0 thousands | −10.8 |
| April 2025 | 439.0 thousands | −10.4 |
| March 2025 | 526.0 thousands | −14.2 |
| February 2025 | 575.0 thousands | −12.1 |
| January 2025 | 605.0 thousands | −13.7 |
| December 2024 | 490.0 thousands | −18.3 |
| November 2024 | 477.0 thousands | −13.4 |
| October 2024 | 466.0 thousands | −17.1 |
| September 2024 | 501.0 thousands | −11.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17135.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17135.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```