# Unemployment: Richland County, IL (U)

Unemployment: Richland County, IL (U) was down 10.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −15.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 243.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −71.0% (Apr 2021) to 270.9% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17159.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-richland-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 243.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 250.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 251.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 304.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 293.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 285.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 361.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 354.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 304.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 305.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 323.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 285.0 thousands | −10.7 |
| August 2025 | 304.0 thousands | −15.8 |
| July 2025 | 317.0 thousands | −9.7 |
| June 2025 | 275.0 thousands | −19.1 |
| May 2025 | 239.0 thousands | −21.1 |
| April 2025 | 221.0 thousands | −22.5 |
| March 2025 | 260.0 thousands | −18.2 |
| February 2025 | 256.0 thousands | −18.5 |
| January 2025 | 267.0 thousands | −17.3 |
| December 2024 | 231.0 thousands | −27.8 |
| November 2024 | 239.0 thousands | −21.4 |
| October 2024 | 253.0 thousands | −16.2 |
| September 2024 | 319.0 thousands | −6.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17159.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17159.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```