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All Employees: Federal Government — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90910000

Latest (y/y)−5.8%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−5.4%August 2026
Level52.30 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Federal Government — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA) was down 5.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with −5.4% in August 2026.

The level stood at 52.30 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.0% (Aug 2021) to 18.6% (Aug 2020), averaging −0.03%.

All Employees: Federal Government — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−40%−20%0%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Federal Government — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Federal Government — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), level (thousands)5060708019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Federal Government — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202652.30 thousands−5.8
August 202652.40 thousands−5.4
July 202652.80 thousands−5.9
June 202652.80 thousands−5.4
May 202652.90 thousands−5.5
April 202653.30 thousands−6.2
March 202653.30 thousands−6.2
February 202653.40 thousands−6.8
January 202653.20 thousands−7.6
December 202554.10 thousands−6.4
November 202554.10 thousands−5.9
October 202553.90 thousands−6.4
September 202555.50 thousands−3.1
August 202555.40 thousands−3.3
July 202556.10 thousands−2.9
June 202555.80 thousands−3.0
May 202556.00 thousands−2.6
April 202556.80 thousands−1.7
March 202556.80 thousands−1.0
February 202557.30 thousands−0.3
January 202557.60 thousands0.7
December 202457.80 thousands0.5
November 202457.50 thousands0.3
October 202457.60 thousands1.6

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 high18.6% (Aug 2020)
10-year low−16.0% (Aug 2021)
10-year average−0.03%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90910000

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: Federal Government — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA)”.