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All Employees: Couriers and Messengers — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-43492000

Latest (y/y)−7.2%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−6.7%August 2026
Level32.00 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Couriers and Messengers — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 7.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with −6.7% in August 2026.

The level stood at 32.00 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.9% (Feb 2026) to 19.8% (Nov 2020), averaging 3.5%.

All Employees: Couriers and Messengers — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−50%−25%0%25%50%75%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Couriers and Messengers — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Couriers and Messengers — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)1020304019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Couriers and Messengers — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202632.00 thousands−7.2
August 202631.90 thousands−6.7
July 202632.10 thousands−7.2
June 202631.80 thousands−7.0
May 202631.80 thousands−5.9
April 202631.70 thousands−5.1
March 202632.10 thousands−11.6
February 202632.60 thousands−11.9
January 202636.30 thousands−2.4
December 202540.50 thousands−6.5
November 202538.90 thousands−3.0
October 202535.70 thousands−2.2
September 202534.50 thousands−2.5
August 202534.20 thousands0.0
July 202534.60 thousands1.5
June 202534.20 thousands−0.6
May 202533.80 thousands−2.3
April 202533.40 thousands−2.6
March 202536.30 thousands3.1
February 202537.00 thousands3.6
January 202537.20 thousands1.6
December 202443.30 thousands0.2
November 202440.10 thousands−2.4
October 202436.50 thousands−0.8

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 high19.8% (Nov 2020)
10-year low−11.9% (Feb 2026)
10-year average3.5%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-43492000

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-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-43492000.

Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Couriers and Messengers — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.