# Unemployment: Pulaski County, IL (U)

Unemployment: Pulaski County, IL (U) was up 2.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −9.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 87.00 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −52.6% (Apr 2021) to 173.0% (Apr 2020), averaging −0.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17153.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-pulaski-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 87.00 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 86.00 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 90.00 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 105.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 94.00 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 95.00 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 108.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 119.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 119.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 108.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 111.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 102.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| August 2025 | 109.0 thousands | −9.9 |
| July 2025 | 110.0 thousands | −18.5 |
| June 2025 | 93.00 thousands | −28.5 |
| May 2025 | 85.00 thousands | −29.2 |
| April 2025 | 77.00 thousands | −34.7 |
| March 2025 | 95.00 thousands | −13.6 |
| February 2025 | 103.0 thousands | −21.4 |
| January 2025 | 100.0 thousands | −18.7 |
| December 2024 | 102.0 thousands | −17.1 |
| November 2024 | 96.00 thousands | −11.9 |
| October 2024 | 105.0 thousands | −11.0 |
| September 2024 | 100.0 thousands | −23.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17153.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17153.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```