# Unemployment: Williamson County, IL (U)

Unemployment: Williamson County, IL (U) was up 4.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −3.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,136.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −70.4% (Apr 2021) to 359.7% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17199.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-williamson-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,136.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,131.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,121.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,318.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,237.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,197.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,551.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,575.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,497.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,473.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,501.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,340.0 thousands | 4.0 |
| August 2025 | 1,406.0 thousands | −3.8 |
| July 2025 | 1,442.0 thousands | −12.9 |
| June 2025 | 1,270.0 thousands | −19.0 |
| May 2025 | 1,135.0 thousands | −17.8 |
| April 2025 | 1,057.0 thousands | −20.0 |
| March 2025 | 1,248.0 thousands | −17.1 |
| February 2025 | 1,283.0 thousands | −20.4 |
| January 2025 | 1,360.0 thousands | −18.0 |
| December 2024 | 1,142.0 thousands | −19.5 |
| November 2024 | 1,180.0 thousands | −6.9 |
| October 2024 | 1,228.0 thousands | −7.8 |
| September 2024 | 1,288.0 thousands | −9.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17199.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17199.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```