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All Employees: Employment Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60561300

Latest (y/y)3.5%September 2026
Previous (y/y)4.8%August 2026
Level148.9 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Employment Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 3.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.8% in August 2026.

The level stood at 148.9 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.4% (May 2020) to 20.8% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.4%.

All Employees: Employment Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−30%−20%−10%0%10%20%30%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Employment Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Employment Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)05010015020019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Employment Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026148.9 thousands3.5
August 2026147.3 thousands4.8
July 2026144.9 thousands6.8
June 2026145.1 thousands5.8
May 2026141.2 thousands3.0
April 2026137.4 thousands3.7
March 2026134.9 thousands1.9
February 2026133.9 thousands1.4
January 2026133.6 thousands3.4
December 2025144.8 thousands3.5
November 2025139.9 thousands1.7
October 2025142.1 thousands4.6
September 2025143.9 thousands4.4
August 2025140.6 thousands4.3
July 2025135.7 thousands4.1
June 2025137.2 thousands1.3
May 2025137.1 thousands1.9
April 2025132.5 thousands−1.0
March 2025132.4 thousands−4.7
February 2025132.1 thousands−3.9
January 2025129.2 thousands−4.9
December 2024139.9 thousands−6.0
November 2024137.5 thousands−7.6
October 2024135.9 thousands−8.7

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 high20.8% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−21.4% (May 2020)
10-year average−0.4%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60561300

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-60561300.

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