# Unemployment: St. Clair County, IL (U)

Unemployment: St. Clair County, IL (U) was up 3.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −3.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 4,635.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −58.1% (Apr 2021) to 266.1% (May 2020), averaging 3.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17163.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-st-clair-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 4,635.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 4,704.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 4,577.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 5,311.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 5,101.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 4,973.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 6,027.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 6,118.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 6,059.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,917.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 6,122.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 5,547.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| August 2025 | 5,884.0 thousands | −3.9 |
| July 2025 | 5,847.0 thousands | −12.9 |
| June 2025 | 5,201.0 thousands | −19.1 |
| May 2025 | 4,641.0 thousands | −18.2 |
| April 2025 | 4,372.0 thousands | −18.4 |
| March 2025 | 4,835.0 thousands | −18.3 |
| February 2025 | 5,045.0 thousands | −18.0 |
| January 2025 | 5,387.0 thousands | −16.8 |
| December 2024 | 4,680.0 thousands | −18.3 |
| November 2024 | 4,951.0 thousands | −9.4 |
| October 2024 | 5,101.0 thousands | −13.2 |
| September 2024 | 5,383.0 thousands | −13.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17163.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17163.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```