# All Employees: Chemical Manufacturing — IL (statewide) (NSA)

All Employees: Chemical Manufacturing — IL (statewide) (NSA) was up 1.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 49.10 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.9% (Oct 2016) to 3.2% (May 2025), averaging 0.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-32325000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-chemical-manufacturing-il-statewide-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 49.10 thousands | 1.7 |
| August 2026 | 49.20 thousands | 0.8 |
| July 2026 | 49.20 thousands | 0.8 |
| June 2026 | 49.10 thousands | 0.8 |
| May 2026 | 48.90 thousands | −0.2 |
| April 2026 | 48.70 thousands | 0.2 |
| March 2026 | 48.60 thousands | −1.4 |
| February 2026 | 48.40 thousands | −0.6 |
| January 2026 | 48.10 thousands | −1.2 |
| December 2025 | 48.20 thousands | 0.0 |
| November 2025 | 48.10 thousands | −0.8 |
| October 2025 | 48.00 thousands | 0.0 |
| September 2025 | 48.30 thousands | 0.8 |
| August 2025 | 48.80 thousands | 1.2 |
| July 2025 | 48.80 thousands | 1.2 |
| June 2025 | 48.70 thousands | 1.7 |
| May 2025 | 49.00 thousands | 3.2 |
| April 2025 | 48.60 thousands | 2.1 |
| March 2025 | 49.30 thousands | 2.7 |
| February 2025 | 48.70 thousands | 1.7 |
| January 2025 | 48.70 thousands | 2.5 |
| December 2024 | 48.20 thousands | 1.3 |
| November 2024 | 48.50 thousands | 2.5 |
| October 2024 | 48.00 thousands | 1.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-32325000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-IL.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-32325000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```