# Unemployment: Perry County, IL (U)

Unemployment: Perry County, IL (U) was up 0.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 327.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −73.3% (Apr 2021) to 338.4% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17145.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-perry-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 327.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 338.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 344.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 394.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 370.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 352.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 445.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 448.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 443.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 433.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 454.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 381.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| August 2025 | 411.0 thousands | −1.4 |
| July 2025 | 444.0 thousands | −10.7 |
| June 2025 | 378.0 thousands | −14.7 |
| May 2025 | 340.0 thousands | −14.4 |
| April 2025 | 326.0 thousands | −8.9 |
| March 2025 | 369.0 thousands | −11.5 |
| February 2025 | 401.0 thousands | −8.9 |
| January 2025 | 441.0 thousands | −3.5 |
| December 2024 | 359.0 thousands | −12.7 |
| November 2024 | 353.0 thousands | −4.1 |
| October 2024 | 364.0 thousands | −9.5 |
| September 2024 | 380.0 thousands | −9.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17145.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17145.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```