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

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%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60561300`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-employment-services-chicago-naperville-schaumburg-il

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 148.9 thousands | 3.5 |
| August 2026 | 147.3 thousands | 4.8 |
| July 2026 | 144.9 thousands | 6.8 |
| June 2026 | 145.1 thousands | 5.8 |
| May 2026 | 141.2 thousands | 3.0 |
| April 2026 | 137.4 thousands | 3.7 |
| March 2026 | 134.9 thousands | 1.9 |
| February 2026 | 133.9 thousands | 1.4 |
| January 2026 | 133.6 thousands | 3.4 |
| December 2025 | 144.8 thousands | 3.5 |
| November 2025 | 139.9 thousands | 1.7 |
| October 2025 | 142.1 thousands | 4.6 |
| September 2025 | 143.9 thousands | 4.4 |
| August 2025 | 140.6 thousands | 4.3 |
| July 2025 | 135.7 thousands | 4.1 |
| June 2025 | 137.2 thousands | 1.3 |
| May 2025 | 137.1 thousands | 1.9 |
| April 2025 | 132.5 thousands | −1.0 |
| March 2025 | 132.4 thousands | −4.7 |
| February 2025 | 132.1 thousands | −3.9 |
| January 2025 | 129.2 thousands | −4.9 |
| December 2024 | 139.9 thousands | −6.0 |
| November 2024 | 137.5 thousands | −7.6 |
| October 2024 | 135.9 thousands | −8.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60561300"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60561300",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```