# Unemployment: Woodford County, IL (U)

Unemployment: Woodford County, IL (U) was up 9.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 542.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −64.4% (Apr 2021) to 197.0% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL-17203.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-woodford-county-il-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 542.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 558.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 547.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 681.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 646.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 623.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 838.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 880.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 822.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 823.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 773.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 683.0 thousands | 9.5 |
| August 2025 | 726.0 thousands | 0.1 |
| July 2025 | 727.0 thousands | −11.1 |
| June 2025 | 631.0 thousands | −20.7 |
| May 2025 | 564.0 thousands | −21.0 |
| April 2025 | 530.0 thousands | −21.6 |
| March 2025 | 637.0 thousands | −17.3 |
| February 2025 | 704.0 thousands | −16.9 |
| January 2025 | 733.0 thousands | −18.8 |
| December 2024 | 621.0 thousands | −14.1 |
| November 2024 | 606.0 thousands | −8.5 |
| October 2024 | 588.0 thousands | −17.2 |
| September 2024 | 624.0 thousands | −19.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17203.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL-17203.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```