# Unemployment: Sangamon County, IL (U)

Unemployment: Sangamon County, IL (U) was up 8.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 3,291.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since December 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −57.2% (Apr 2021) to 262.7% (May 2020), averaging 4.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17167.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-sangamon-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 3,291.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 3,500.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 3,357.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 4,008.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 3,851.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 3,741.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 4,797.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 4,928.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 4,827.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 4,731.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 4,572.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 4,136.0 thousands | 8.6 |
| August 2025 | 4,451.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| July 2025 | 4,357.0 thousands | −8.0 |
| June 2025 | 3,898.0 thousands | −14.4 |
| May 2025 | 3,463.0 thousands | −11.0 |
| April 2025 | 3,381.0 thousands | −9.9 |
| March 2025 | 3,917.0 thousands | −9.5 |
| February 2025 | 4,170.0 thousands | −9.1 |
| January 2025 | 4,350.0 thousands | −9.3 |
| December 2024 | 3,704.0 thousands | −10.8 |
| November 2024 | 3,712.0 thousands | −1.8 |
| October 2024 | 3,725.0 thousands | −7.7 |
| September 2024 | 3,807.0 thousands | −12.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17167.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17167.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```