# Unemployment: Winnebago County, IL (U)

Unemployment: Winnebago County, IL (U) was up 6.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −3.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 5,717.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −57.3% (Apr 2021) to 321.3% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17201.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-winnebago-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 5,717.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 5,885.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 5,728.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 6,572.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 6,351.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 6,616.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 8,325.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 8,447.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 8,513.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 7,997.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 7,702.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 6,977.0 thousands | 6.0 |
| August 2025 | 7,339.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| July 2025 | 7,259.0 thousands | −9.6 |
| June 2025 | 6,613.0 thousands | −14.4 |
| May 2025 | 6,084.0 thousands | −13.0 |
| April 2025 | 6,177.0 thousands | −15.3 |
| March 2025 | 6,875.0 thousands | −18.3 |
| February 2025 | 7,207.0 thousands | −16.9 |
| January 2025 | 7,317.0 thousands | −20.0 |
| December 2024 | 6,266.0 thousands | −21.9 |
| November 2024 | 6,258.0 thousands | −14.4 |
| October 2024 | 6,305.0 thousands | −19.7 |
| September 2024 | 6,585.0 thousands | −22.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17201.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17201.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```