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All Employees: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722400

Latest (y/y)0.7%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.0%August 2026
Level13.70 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 0.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.0% in August 2026.

The level stood at 13.70 thousands.

That is the highest reading since December 2024.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −75.6% (Apr 2020) to 184.4% (Apr 2021), averaging 7.3%.

All Employees: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−100%0%100%200%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)2.55.07.510.012.515.019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202613.70 thousands0.7
August 202613.90 thousands0.0
July 202614.00 thousands0.0
June 202613.90 thousands0.7
May 202613.60 thousands−1.4
April 202613.30 thousands0.0
March 202613.00 thousands−2.3
February 202612.70 thousands−1.6
January 202612.80 thousands−1.5
December 202513.20 thousands−4.3
November 202513.30 thousands−5.0
October 202513.50 thousands−3.6
September 202513.60 thousands−4.2
August 202513.90 thousands−2.8
July 202514.00 thousands−1.4
June 202513.80 thousands−4.8
May 202513.80 thousands−2.8
April 202513.30 thousands−4.3
March 202513.30 thousands−2.9
February 202512.90 thousands−2.3
January 202513.00 thousands−3.7
December 202413.80 thousands1.5
November 202414.00 thousands1.4
October 202414.00 thousands0.0

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 high184.4% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−75.6% (Apr 2020)
10-year average7.3%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722400

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