# Unemployment: Washington County, IL (U)

Unemployment: Washington County, IL (U) was down 1.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with −4.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 208.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −79.6% (Apr 2021) to 492.6% (Apr 2020), averaging 5.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17189.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-washington-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 208.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 210.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 219.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 261.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 243.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 240.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 285.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 297.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 277.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 261.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 264.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 232.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| August 2025 | 252.0 thousands | −4.5 |
| July 2025 | 275.0 thousands | −21.0 |
| June 2025 | 235.0 thousands | −23.2 |
| May 2025 | 210.0 thousands | −18.3 |
| April 2025 | 210.0 thousands | −11.8 |
| March 2025 | 221.0 thousands | −12.3 |
| February 2025 | 246.0 thousands | −13.7 |
| January 2025 | 282.0 thousands | −12.7 |
| December 2024 | 196.0 thousands | −21.3 |
| November 2024 | 209.0 thousands | −15.0 |
| October 2024 | 212.0 thousands | −21.2 |
| September 2024 | 235.0 thousands | −15.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17189.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17189.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```