# Unemployment: White County, IL (U)

Unemployment: White County, IL (U) was up 8.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 6.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 218.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −71.9% (Apr 2021) to 328.6% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17193.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-white-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 218.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 224.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 213.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 261.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 260.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 270.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 368.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 359.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 283.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 295.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 294.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 264.0 thousands | 8.2 |
| August 2025 | 288.0 thousands | 6.3 |
| July 2025 | 282.0 thousands | −3.8 |
| June 2025 | 257.0 thousands | −9.2 |
| May 2025 | 233.0 thousands | −5.3 |
| April 2025 | 213.0 thousands | −13.1 |
| March 2025 | 254.0 thousands | −11.2 |
| February 2025 | 255.0 thousands | −13.3 |
| January 2025 | 243.0 thousands | −11.6 |
| December 2024 | 215.0 thousands | −8.5 |
| November 2024 | 226.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| October 2024 | 231.0 thousands | −3.3 |
| September 2024 | 244.0 thousands | −11.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17193.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17193.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```