# All Employees: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities including Monetary Authorities - Central Bank — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

All Employees: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities including Monetary Authorities - Central Bank — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 2.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −3.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 70.60 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.7% (Aug 2026) to 1.6% (Apr 2019), averaging −0.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-55522000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-credit-intermediation-and-related-activities-including-us-16984-payems-m-nsa-ind-55522000

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 70.60 thousands | −2.6 |
| August 2026 | 70.50 thousands | −3.7 |
| July 2026 | 70.90 thousands | −3.3 |
| June 2026 | 71.00 thousands | −2.7 |
| May 2026 | 70.60 thousands | −2.4 |
| April 2026 | 70.30 thousands | −3.0 |
| March 2026 | 70.90 thousands | −2.1 |
| February 2026 | 71.30 thousands | −1.4 |
| January 2026 | 71.60 thousands | −0.7 |
| December 2025 | 72.90 thousands | 0.8 |
| November 2025 | 72.10 thousands | −0.1 |
| October 2025 | 72.40 thousands | 0.6 |
| September 2025 | 72.50 thousands | 0.4 |
| August 2025 | 73.20 thousands | 0.7 |
| July 2025 | 73.30 thousands | 0.7 |
| June 2025 | 73.00 thousands | 0.3 |
| May 2025 | 72.30 thousands | 0.4 |
| April 2025 | 72.50 thousands | 0.3 |
| March 2025 | 72.40 thousands | −0.4 |
| February 2025 | 72.30 thousands | −0.7 |
| January 2025 | 72.10 thousands | −1.0 |
| December 2024 | 72.30 thousands | −1.2 |
| November 2024 | 72.20 thousands | −1.5 |
| October 2024 | 72.00 thousands | −2.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-55522000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-55522000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```