# All Employees: Administrative and Support Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

All Employees: Administrative and Support Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 2.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 294.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −18.2% (May 2020) to 12.6% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60561000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-administrative-and-support-services-chicago-naperville

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 294.0 thousands | 2.9 |
| August 2026 | 295.0 thousands | 4.0 |
| July 2026 | 287.5 thousands | 3.3 |
| June 2026 | 287.9 thousands | 3.0 |
| May 2026 | 282.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| April 2026 | 271.2 thousands | −0.2 |
| March 2026 | 264.8 thousands | 0.3 |
| February 2026 | 260.6 thousands | −2.0 |
| January 2026 | 259.9 thousands | −0.8 |
| December 2025 | 281.1 thousands | 2.4 |
| November 2025 | 275.4 thousands | −1.2 |
| October 2025 | 280.4 thousands | 0.5 |
| September 2025 | 285.7 thousands | 1.0 |
| August 2025 | 283.7 thousands | 1.1 |
| July 2025 | 278.4 thousands | 0.8 |
| June 2025 | 279.5 thousands | −0.5 |
| May 2025 | 280.5 thousands | 0.1 |
| April 2025 | 271.7 thousands | −1.6 |
| March 2025 | 264.0 thousands | −3.6 |
| February 2025 | 265.8 thousands | −1.3 |
| January 2025 | 261.9 thousands | −3.5 |
| December 2024 | 274.5 thousands | −3.8 |
| November 2024 | 278.7 thousands | −4.1 |
| October 2024 | 279.1 thousands | −4.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60561000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60561000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```