# Unemployment: Rochelle, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Rochelle, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 852.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −57.6% (Apr 2021) to 201.9% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-40300.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-rochelle-il-micropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 852.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 869.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 857.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,009.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,017.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,022.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,385.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,443.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,472.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,364.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,191.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,058.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| August 2025 | 1,131.0 thousands | −1.8 |
| July 2025 | 1,110.0 thousands | −11.8 |
| June 2025 | 1,015.0 thousands | −18.9 |
| May 2025 | 950.0 thousands | −18.9 |
| April 2025 | 957.0 thousands | −23.6 |
| March 2025 | 1,174.0 thousands | −20.4 |
| February 2025 | 1,296.0 thousands | −19.3 |
| January 2025 | 1,353.0 thousands | −20.9 |
| December 2024 | 1,097.0 thousands | −17.1 |
| November 2024 | 1,003.0 thousands | −8.7 |
| October 2024 | 1,005.0 thousands | −12.3 |
| September 2024 | 1,040.0 thousands | −17.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-40300.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-40300.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```