# Unemployment: Shelby County, IL (U)

Unemployment: Shelby County, IL (U) was up 14.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 3.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 342.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −63.7% (May 2021) to 223.0% (May 2020), averaging 1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17173.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-shelby-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 342.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 329.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 329.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 398.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 378.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 374.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 477.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 523.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 527.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 506.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 492.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 406.0 thousands | 14.4 |
| August 2025 | 420.0 thousands | 3.4 |
| July 2025 | 431.0 thousands | −11.1 |
| June 2025 | 371.0 thousands | −20.4 |
| May 2025 | 321.0 thousands | −22.3 |
| April 2025 | 317.0 thousands | −19.9 |
| March 2025 | 383.0 thousands | −16.7 |
| February 2025 | 413.0 thousands | −20.6 |
| January 2025 | 455.0 thousands | −20.9 |
| December 2024 | 374.0 thousands | −19.4 |
| November 2024 | 376.0 thousands | −9.0 |
| October 2024 | 354.0 thousands | −13.9 |
| September 2024 | 355.0 thousands | −18.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17173.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17173.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```