# All Employees: Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers — IL (statewide) (NSA)

All Employees: Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers — IL (statewide) (NSA) was down 3.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −3.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 43.00 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.8% (Jun 2022) to 13.7% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42444000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-building-material-and-garden-equipment-and-supplies-us-il-payems-m-nsa-ind-42444000

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 43.00 thousands | −3.6 |
| August 2026 | 43.40 thousands | −3.1 |
| July 2026 | 44.30 thousands | −3.5 |
| June 2026 | 45.10 thousands | −3.4 |
| May 2026 | 45.00 thousands | −3.6 |
| April 2026 | 44.40 thousands | −2.0 |
| March 2026 | 43.10 thousands | −3.4 |
| February 2026 | 42.30 thousands | −0.2 |
| January 2026 | 42.60 thousands | 0.0 |
| December 2025 | 44.60 thousands | 2.5 |
| November 2025 | 44.60 thousands | 2.3 |
| October 2025 | 44.40 thousands | 0.9 |
| September 2025 | 44.60 thousands | 0.9 |
| August 2025 | 44.80 thousands | −0.9 |
| July 2025 | 45.90 thousands | −1.3 |
| June 2025 | 46.70 thousands | −1.7 |
| May 2025 | 46.70 thousands | −1.9 |
| April 2025 | 45.30 thousands | −1.5 |
| March 2025 | 44.60 thousands | 0.5 |
| February 2025 | 42.40 thousands | −1.4 |
| January 2025 | 42.60 thousands | −2.5 |
| December 2024 | 43.50 thousands | −2.7 |
| November 2024 | 43.60 thousands | −2.9 |
| October 2024 | 44.00 thousands | −2.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42444000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42444000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```