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All Employees: Construction — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20000000

Latest (y/y)1.5%September 2026
Previous (y/y)1.8%August 2026
Level195.6 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Construction — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA) was up 1.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.8% in August 2026.

The level stood at 195.6 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.5% (Apr 2020) to 13.1% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.1%.

All Employees: Construction — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), annual % change, Jan 2005 – Sep 2026−30%−20%−10%0%10%20052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Construction — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), annual % change, Jan 2005 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Construction — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), level (thousands)10012515017520022520052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Construction — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026195.6 thousands1.5
August 2026197.4 thousands1.8
July 2026200.1 thousands2.9
June 2026196.0 thousands2.3
May 2026189.2 thousands0.9
April 2026181.3 thousands0.8
March 2026171.7 thousands0.5
February 2026167.0 thousands2.7
January 2026169.6 thousands4.6
December 2025175.2 thousands−1.0
November 2025188.3 thousands1.9
October 2025192.9 thousands1.7
September 2025192.8 thousands1.4
August 2025193.9 thousands2.2
July 2025194.4 thousands2.1
June 2025191.5 thousands1.4
May 2025187.5 thousands1.6
April 2025179.8 thousands0.8
March 2025170.8 thousands1.2
February 2025162.6 thousands0.06
January 2025162.2 thousands−0.2
December 2024176.9 thousands−1.1
November 2024184.7 thousands−1.7
October 2024189.6 thousands−1.3

Last 24 observations. The full history (273 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 2004
Observations273
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high13.1% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−14.5% (Apr 2020)
10-year average1.1%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20000000

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-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20000000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Construction — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA)”.