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All Employees: Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services — IL (statewide) (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-IL.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60541200

Latest (y/y)−1.9%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−1.1%August 2026
Level52.30 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services — IL (statewide) (NSA) was down 1.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.1% in August 2026.

The level stood at 52.30 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.6% (Mar 2025) to 9.2% (May 2021), averaging 0.6%.

All Employees: Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services — IL (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−15%−10%−5%0%5%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services — IL (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services — IL (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)3040506019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services — IL (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202652.30 thousands−1.9
August 202652.40 thousands−1.1
July 202653.90 thousands0.7
June 202651.80 thousands−2.3
May 202651.40 thousands−1.7
April 202654.80 thousands1.1
March 202656.20 thousands3.7
February 202656.20 thousands1.4
January 202653.20 thousands−0.4
December 202552.40 thousands−1.9
November 202552.70 thousands−1.3
October 202552.50 thousands−2.4
September 202553.30 thousands−2.2
August 202553.00 thousands−4.5
July 202553.50 thousands−5.5
June 202553.00 thousands−5.2
May 202552.30 thousands−4.4
April 202554.20 thousands−5.2
March 202554.20 thousands−5.6
February 202555.40 thousands−4.6
January 202553.40 thousands−3.6
December 202453.40 thousands−4.3
November 202453.40 thousands−3.8
October 202453.80 thousands−2.0

Last 24 observations. The full history (441 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 1990
Observations441
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high9.2% (May 2021)
10-year low−5.6% (Mar 2025)
10-year average0.6%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-IL.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60541200

This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.

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It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-IL.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60541200.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services — IL (statewide) (NSA)”.