# Unemployment: Will County, IL (U)

Unemployment: Will County, IL (U) was down 20.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −23.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 15,891 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −67.9% (Apr 2021) to 372.3% (Apr 2020), averaging 6.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17197.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-will-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 15,891 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 19,506 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 18,599 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 20,804 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 18,492 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 18,595 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 19,569 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 21,658 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 20,854 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 17,430 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 17,401 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 15,016 thousands | −20.7 |
| August 2025 | 16,651 thousands | −23.0 |
| July 2025 | 17,946 thousands | −22.6 |
| June 2025 | 18,403 thousands | −22.8 |
| May 2025 | 16,098 thousands | −14.3 |
| April 2025 | 17,326 thousands | −2.2 |
| March 2025 | 19,375 thousands | 0.7 |
| February 2025 | 21,009 thousands | 1.3 |
| January 2025 | 20,520 thousands | 8.3 |
| December 2024 | 17,172 thousands | 13.4 |
| November 2024 | 18,333 thousands | 19.6 |
| October 2024 | 19,124 thousands | 17.4 |
| September 2024 | 18,942 thousands | 14.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17197.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17197.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```